I have received your attached OPRA Request. However, your request is overly broad and no specific government record is listed. Please provide the specific government record you are trying to obtain.

 The New Jersey Government Records Council states that "valid OPRA (Open Public Records Act) request seeks specific, identifiable government records. Valid OPRA requests do not ask questions, do not seek information, and do not require a custodian to conduct any research or create a new record. When a request is "complex" because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not "encompassed" by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's documents. OPRA is to "search" for a specific, identifiable, existing government record. It is not meant to "research" to see if a record exists. Research should be done prior to completing an OPRA request.

Additionally, as per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10

27) Personnel and pension records are exempt under OPRA, except specific information identified as follows:
a. An individual's name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for such separation, and the amount and type of any pension received.

Sincerely,

Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics

Office of the Township Clerk/Vital Statistics
401 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick, New Jersey 08723
732-262-1003

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynnette Iannarone <[Brick Township request email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:27 PM
To: Jessica Larney <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - I would like all records of John Solanis' employment and termination
Importance: High

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From: Dana Tormollan
Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:25:20 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
To: Lynnette Iannarone
Subject: OPRA request - I would like all records of John Solanis' employment and termination

Dear Brick Township,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

All records of employment and termination for John Solanis

Yours faithfully,

Dana Tormollan

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