Invoice of Body Camera Purchase in the Police Department
Dear Mount Arlington Borough,
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:
1. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police department.
2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers for the first time (year and month).
3. All invoices of body cameras purchases (if body cameras were purchased).
4. Dates of initial body camera assignment for each police officer currently employed.
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
Hello,
The Borough of Mount Arlington received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on August 31, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request was October 3, 2023. I apologize for
the late response as I was out of the office ill.
Your request sought the following information:
“… Mount Arlington Police body cam information…”
In this regard, please see the attached document responsive to your
request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Mount Arlington to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing a Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819 Trenton, New Jersey 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address] or at their web site at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your county.
Regards,
Ashley N. Todd
Ashley N. Todd, CMR
Assistant Borough Clerk
Recreation Clerk
Deputy Registrar
BOH Admin.
Mount Arlington Borough
419 Howard Blvd.
Mount Arlington, NJ 07856
973-398-6832 Ex. 125
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