Minutes
Dear Clark Township,
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:
Since the Township of Clark has not entered entered minutes for some of the Township council workshop meetings for 2020 on the township website https://www.ourclark.com/AgendaCenter,
- I am requesting all the missing minutes for all the township’s Workshop council meetings for the 2020 calendar year.
Yours faithfully,
CR
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669 ph.
(732) 388-1241 fx.
To: Clark Resident - opramachine
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - 2020 Council Workshop meeting minutes
Date: November 10, 2021
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Wednesday, November 03, 2021 9:48 PM (email inbox after business hours). The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on November 4, 2021. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is November 16, 2021. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
There was no Workshop meeting held in January 2020. The attached PDF files (11) of all 2020 Council Workshop meeting minutes satisfy your request dated November 3, 2021.
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 Township of Clark 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.