Open Records Request

Reference # OPRA-2023-00235

Dear T Kim,

Borough of Deal has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
dated 08/31/2023. The official Records Custodian received your request on
08/31/2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to
your request is . This response to your request is being provided to you
on business day 1 after custodian's receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:

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

Your request is in review as of 08/31/2023 and will be responded to
within 7 business days.

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 Borough of Deal 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 the 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,
NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law.  All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Sincerely,

Ronen Neuman

Acting Borough Clerk/Administrator

Stephen Carasia

Borough Clerk/Administrator

Open Records Request

Reference # OPRA-2023-00235

Dear T Kim,

Borough of Deal has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
dated 08/31/2023. The official Records Custodian received your request on
08/31/2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to
your request is . This response to your request is being provided to you
on business day 1 after custodian's receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:

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

The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request:

As per your request please see attached invoice related to body camera
purchases.
There are no records that fit your description of `The total number of
body cameras currently deployed in the police department. Date on which
body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers for the first
time(year and month). Dates of initial body camera assignment for each
police officer currently employed.`
Please be advised however that Body Cameras have been deployed since 2016
in the Deal Police Department. Every officer is assigned their own camera.

The records are being transmitted to you via Email as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is
$0.00.

You have a right to challenge the decision by Borough of Deal 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 the 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, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at
their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law.  All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Sincerely,

Ronen Neuman

Acting Borough Clerk/Administrator

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Please download these attachments from the links below:

• [1]edd6d904-42023051341_2018-2019_Police_Body_Cameras_Invoice.pdf

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