Manfredi Law Firm Change Order and Memo
Dear New Brunswick Housing Authority,
Under OPRA and the common law right of access, please provide copies of NBHA RESOLUTION 2023 – 8/28 # 29 and the memorandum detailing the reasons and amounts for the change order.
Please be mindful that there are several additional pending OPRA requests that the authority has not properly responded, including my May 3 request for a vendor report for this law firm. Please confirm you've received this. I look forward to your response to all pending requests.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Mr. Toto,
Unfortunately, your predecessor Mr. Clarke left several of my pending OPRA requests unfulfilled, and the authority has been recklessly risking legal liability by not complying with the state statute NJSA 47:1A.
The NBHA never responded to my August 9 request for the NBHA RESOLUTION 2023 – 8/28 # 29 and the memorandum detailing the reasons and amounts for the change order. Please provide the requested records.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Mr. Toto,
Correction: The request I am referring to was filed August 30, not August 9.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Resolution and memorandum provided shortly after the email below
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From: Danny Toto <[1][NBHA request email]>
Date: Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Subject: Opra Info
To: Charlie Kratovil <[2][email address]>
Mr. Kratovil:
I understanding that you have several pending Open Public Records Act
requests. At this time, I can provide you with the following records:
1. The contract between the Housing Authority and Manfredi & Pellechio
(now unredacted).
2. The report showing all amounts paid to Manfredi & Pellechio for the
period of May 1, 2019 through September 26, 2023 (our system does not go
back any farther).
3. The 2023-24 DCA budget introduced by Resolution 2023-05/24 #19.
4. The adopted 2023-24 DCA budget.
5. Resolution 2023-08/28 #29 and the memorandum detailing the basis
for the change order.
Due to the ongoing transition process, the NBHA has not yet been able to
complete the search for the following records and hereby requests an
extension of fourteen (14) days:
1. Payroll records showing the total compensation paid to John
Clarke for each year of his employment.
2. All civil subpoenas received since July 1, 2022. As you know, if
any criminal subpoenas were received by the Housing Authority since July
1, 2022, they would be exempt from disclosure. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3(a).
Best Regards,
Danny Toto, J. D.
Acting Executive Director
New Brunswick Housing Authority
7 VanDyke Avenue
New Brunswick, N.J. 08901
Main# 732-745-5157 Ext. 303
Direct# 732-558-4145
Fax# 732-253-7799
Email: [3][NBHA request email]
Danny Toto, J.D.
Acting Executive Director
Franklin Township Housing Authority
25 Parkside Street
Somerset N.J. 08873
Direct: 732-545-9430 Ext. 101
Fax: 732-545-3667
Email: [4][email address]
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