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Dear Lewis Morris:

Thank you for your interest in open public records of Morris County OPRA
Center.  Your request has been received and is being processed in
accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your request was given
the reference number C007088-073123 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: Dear Morris County, 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: Any and all Morris County Employee Salaries
and Actual Pay from the years 2019-2023. Thank you.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County department(s) to
locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
 PLEASE NOTE: The State Public Information Act does not require a
governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to
answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you
for using the Morris County OPRA Center.

County of Morris, NJ

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 31, 2023, Reference # C007088-073123

Dear Lewis Morris,

The official Records Custodian, Sheila Leary, of the County of Morris
received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on July 31, 2023. 

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

“Dear Morris County,

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:

Any and all Morris County Employee Salaries and Actual Pay from the years
2019-2023.

Thank you.”

Currently, your request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the
specific government records sought, as is required by Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005).  At this time,
we request clarification of your OPRA request. 

Please respond in writing within seven (7) days from 07/31/2023 and
identify the specific government records sought so that we may process
your request.   Failure to provide written clarification of your request
will result in the closure of this OPRA request.   

Upon receipt of your clarification, the County of Morris will further
respond to your Open Public Records Request as required by law, including
providing you with an estimate of costs associated with producing the
requested records.

If you have any questions, please contact my office at (973) 829-8126.
Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Sheila M. Leary, CPM

Administration

To the extent that you have also requested access to the above government
records under the common law, your stated interest in obtaining the
records must be balanced against the County of Morris’ interest in
nondisclosure. See Loigman v. Kimmelman, 102 N.J. 98 (1986).  The
foregoing response to your request for access to government records
incorporates the aforementioned balancing test. Please note that "a
party's status as a litigant does not enlarge its access to government
records under OPRA”. MAG Entm't, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 545-46 (App. Div. 2005). The County of
Morris reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not raised
in this response. Failure of the County of Morris to assert an exemption
or privilege does not act as a waiver of any grounds for
denial. Furthermore, a reviewing Court or the Government Records Council
("GRC") may deem a denial of access to be authorized on grounds other than
those advanced by a custodian. See Paff v. Twp. of Plainsboro,
A-2122-05T2, 2007 WL 957289, at *2 (App. Div., Apr. 2, 2007), affirming,
Paff v. Township of Plainsboro, GRC Complaint No. 2005-29 (March 2006). If
your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled, you have a right to challenge the decision by the County of
Morris to deny access. At your option, you may either initiate a
proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with
the 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 [1][email address], or on its website
at [2]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.

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