Letter from the IRS to Wall Township Schools - referenced in F&F minutes of July 30, 2026 by Thomas Buffa. Brian Smyth is the Wall BOE BA

Currently waiting for a response from Wall Township School District, they should respond promptly and normally no later than (details).

sent 8/18/2026 at 11:33 pm

Dear Wall Township School District - Brian Smyth,

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-5(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:

Any letter from the IRS referred to in the F&F minutes of July 30, 2026. Any response sent back to the IRS. This would include any phone calls, emails, fax or letters from Brian Smyth or anyone that works for or with him or Tracy Handerhan or David Bleakely.

I would like these documents returned by 4:00 PM today (8/18/2026) given the Wall BOE meeting tonight at 7 PM.

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.

Regards,

Betsy Cross
cc: David Bleakely
Kim Keator