Township of North Bergen

Open Public Records Request

Reference Number: OPRA-2024-01757

Date Entered: 9/10/2024 11:17:37 AM

Dear Anthony Reyes,

This email is to confirm submission of your Open Public Records Request to
the Township of North Bergen. Additional emails will be sent upon
processing of your request.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Records requested:
List of all North Bergen Police Department Vehicles by the following:
1. Vehicle ID Number e.g. Vehicle 1, 2, 3 and so on
2. Year
3. Make and Model
4. License Plate
5. Marked / Unmarked
6. In service / out of service
7. GPS Equipped
8. EZ Pass Assigned/utilized
9. Assigned to a specific officer.  If so Name, Rank, Badge Number, and
Current Work Assignment
10. Assigned to unit or division e.g. Patrol or Detectives
11. Number of take home cars.
12. Officers assigned a take home car
13. Official/member that authorized take home cars.
Please put this information in an excel spreadsheet or similar
spreadsheet.  Thank you.
This list should be easy to compile. I understand the North Bergen Police
Department employs two fleet managers that get unlimited
Overtime/Compensatory  time `managing the police fleet.`
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,
Anthony Reyes

A copy of the request is attached for your records.

This is an automated response, please do not reply. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact the Township of North Bergen at
(201) 392-2024 and quote the reference number above.

Sincerely,

Erin Barillas, RMC

Clerk`s Department/Records Custodian

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Township of North Bergen

Open Public Records Request

Reference Number: OPRA-2024-01757

Date Entered: 9/10/2024 11:17:00 AM

Department Deadline Date: 09/18/2024

Requestor Deadline Date: 09/19/2024

Dear Anthony Reyes,

The Township of North Bergen has fulfilled your Open Public Records
Request dated 09/10/2024.

The request sought access to the following records:

Records requested:
List of all North Bergen Police Department Vehicles by the following:
1. Vehicle ID Number e.g. Vehicle 1, 2, 3 and so on
2. Year
3. Make and Model
4. License Plate
5. Marked / Unmarked
6. In service / out of service
7. GPS Equipped
8. EZ Pass Assigned/utilized
9. Assigned to a specific officer.  If so Name, Rank, Badge Number, and
Current Work Assignment
10. Assigned to unit or division e.g. Patrol or Detectives
11. Number of take home cars.
12. Officers assigned a take home car
13. Official/member that authorized take home cars.
Please put this information in an excel spreadsheet or similar
spreadsheet.  Thank you.
This list should be easy to compile. I understand the North Bergen Police
Department employs two fleet managers that get unlimited
Overtime/Compensatory  time `managing the police fleet.`
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,
Anthony Reyes

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

The Township of North Bergen (the “Township”) received your request dated
9/10/2024 under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 et seq.    Your request was as follows:  “Records requested:  List
of all North Bergen Police Department Vehicles by the following: 1.
Vehicle ID Number e.g. Vehicle 1, 2, 3 and so on 2. Year 3. Make and Model
4. License Plate 5. Marked / Unmarked 6. In service / out of service 7.
GPS Equipped 8. EZ Pass Assigned/utilized 9. Assigned to a specific
officer.  If so Name, Rank, Badge Number, and Current Work Assignment 10.
Assigned to unit or division e.g. Patrol or Detectives 11. Number of take
home cars. 12. Officers assigned a take home car 13. Official/member that
authorized take home cars.  Please put this information in an excel
spreadsheet or similar spreadsheet.  Thank you.  This list should be easy
to compile. I understand the North Bergen Police Department employs two
fleet managers that get unlimited Overtime/Compensatory time `managing the
police fleet.`  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.”    In response to your request, see attached records, redacted
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and -1.1.      Requested:  1.     
Vehicle ID Number e.g. Vehicle 1, 2, 3 and so on  Response: See attached
spreadsheet entitled, “Police Dept Vehicle List-Redacted.”    Requested: 
2.      Year  Response: See attached spreadsheet entitled, “Police Dept
Vehicle List-Redacted.”    Requested:  3.      Make and Model  Response:
See attached spreadsheet entitled, “Police Dept Vehicle List-Redacted.”   
    Requested:  4.      License Plate  Response: See attached spreadsheet
entitled, “Police Dept Vehicle List-Redacted.”    Pursuant to New Jersey
Administrative Code § 13:1E-3.2 entitled “Records designated
confidential”:  1.      In addition to records designated as confidential
pursuant to the provisions of 47:1A-1 et seq., as amended and
supplemented, any other law, regulation promulgated under the authority of
any statute or Executive Order of the Governor, resolution of both houses
of the Legislature, Executive Order of the Governor, Rules of Court, or
any Federal law, Federal regulation, or Federal order, the following
records shall not be considered government records subject to public
access pursuant to 47:1A-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented:  …2.
Records, including standard operating procedures, manuals, and training
materials, that may reveal: the identity of a confidential informant, a
confidential source, a citizen informant, or undercover personnel; or an
agency`s surveillance, security, tactical, investigative, or operational
techniques, measures, or procedures, which, if disclosed, would create a
risk to the safety of persons, property, electronic data, or software, or
compromise an agency`s ability to effectively conduct investigations…; 
and  …” That portion of any inventory of State and local emergency
resources compiled and any policies or plans compiled by an agency
pertaining to the mobilization, deployment, or tactical operations
involved in responding to emergencies, including employee emergency
contact information, which, if disclosed, would substantially interfere
with the State`s ability to protect and defend the State and its citizens
against acts of sabotage or terrorism, or which, if disclosed, would
materially increase the risk or consequences of potential acts of
terrorism or sabotage;”  Release of license plate data of command staff
vehicles, administrative vehicles, and undercover / investigative vehicles
would aid to surveil, track, and subsequently compromise this agency’s
operations as noted in the above citations from Administrative Code §
13:1E-3.2.  Accordingly, your request is denied.    Requested:  5. Marked
/ Unmarked  Response: No record responsive to request.    Requested:  6.
In service / out of service  Response: See attached spreadsheet entitled,
“Police vehicles out of service, redacted.”    Requested:  7. GPS
Equipped  Response: No record responsive to request.    Requested:  8. EZ
Pass Assigned/utilized  Response: No record responsive to request.   
Requested:  9. Assigned to a specific officer.  If so Name, Rank, Badge
Number, and Current Work Assignment  Response: See attached document
entitled, “Vehicle Assignment Auth. Forms Redacted.”    Requested:  10.
Assigned to unit or division e.g. Patrol or Detectives  Response: See
attached spreadsheet entitled, “Police Dept Vehicle List-Redacted.”   
Requested:  11. Number of take home cars.  Response: See attached document
entitled, “Vehicle Assignment Auth. Forms Redacted.”    Requested:  12.
Officers assigned a take home car  Response: See attached document
entitled, “Vehicle Assignment Auth. Forms Redacted.”    Requested:  13.
Official/member that authorized take home cars.  Response: See attached
document entitled, “Vehicle Assignment Auth. Forms Redacted.”

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 Township of North Bergen 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.

This is an automated response, please do not reply. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact the Township of North Bergen at
(201) 392-2024 and quote the reference number above.

Sincerely,

Erin Barillas, RMC

Clerk`s Department/Records Custodian

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Please download these attachments from the links below:

• [1]d7166624-22024371353_Vehicle_Assignment_Auth_Forms_-_Redacted.pdf
• [2]d7166624-22024371354_Police_Dept_Vehicle_List-Redacted.pdf
• [3]d7166624-22024371354_Police_vehicles_out_of_service_Redacted.pdf

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