HR policies re: Colleen Mahr complaints

Jerk Shittarelli made this OPRA request to Somerset County Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear Somerset County,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

- Human Resources complaints against Administrator Colleen Mahr
- Human Resources complaints referencing Administrator Colleen Mahr
- Emails to/from Human Resources containing any reference to Administrator Colleen Mahr

- What are the policy / procedures for complaints against administrator?
-- What is the chain of command? Who does HR report to?
-- Are the County Commissioners notified about any complaints or issues with the Administrator or other employees?
-- Do the Commissioners receive reports from HR about employee complaints, issues or terminations?

- What are the policy / procedures for exit interviews?
-- Are the Commissioners notified about exit interviews and any information submitted?

- What are the policy / procedures for alcohol at County events or functions, including after hours (ie. sip n see)?

- What are the policy / procedures for an inebriated employee on County property or at a County event/function?

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Jerk Shittarelli

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Dear Requestor, 
 
Thank you for submitting a request for records on Tuesday, September 30,
2025.
Your request reference number is [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-989 and your
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Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request. 
If you need to make any changes to your request, please send an email
referencing your request number to [3][email address]
 
Thank you, 
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]
 

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Kelly Mager (Somerset County, NJ),

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Dear Jerk Shittarelli,

 

The County of Somerset (“County”) records custodian received your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on 09/30/2025.  The seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is 10/09/2025. As such, the County
is timely responding to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.

 

Your OPRA request seeks the following records:

 

Dear Somerset County, Please accept this electronic request for public
records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not
required to fill out an official form or use a particular software
platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an
email from a requestor including all of the information required on the
adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid
government record request. I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable
offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United
States. I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose. I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: - Human Resources complaints against Administrator
Colleen Mahr - Human Resources complaints referencing Administrator
Colleen Mahr - Emails to/from Human Resources containing any reference to
Administrator Colleen Mahr - What are the policy / procedures for
complaints against administrator? -- What is the chain of command? Who
does HR report to? -- Are the County Commissioners notified about any
complaints or issues with the Administrator or other employees? -- Do the
Commissioners receive reports from HR about employee complaints, issues or
terminations? - What are the policy / procedures for exit interviews? --
Are the Commissioners notified about exit interviews and any information
submitted? - What are the policy / procedures for alcohol at County events
or functions, including after hours (ie. sip n see)? - What are the policy
/ procedures for an inebriated employee on County property or at a County
event/function? My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this
request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this
request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my
request to that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference. Yours faithfully, Jerk Shittarelli

 

OPRA allows the records custodian to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i.  The County anticipates requiring an additional one
week (until October 17, 2025) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law.  The
County also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time,
if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Very truly yours,

 

 

Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, New Jersey 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]

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Dear Requestor, 
 
The [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-989 has been completed. Please click on
the request link to download the response documentation. 
 
Please note that the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) only
allows requests for specifically identifiable County records in contrast
from requests for information.  In order to be considered valid, your OPRA
request must reasonably identify a record and not generally data,
information or statistics.  As the County is not legally obligated to
conduct research and respond to general inquiries, the County will not
respond to OPRA requests that are phrased as questions.  Accordingly
several of your requests are in the form of questions and no answers are
being provided to those items.  Records have been provided related to
policies and procedures.
 
 
 

Your Open Public Records request has thus been processed in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 47:1A:1 and is now closed.

 
Thank you, 
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]

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Jerk Shittarelli