Municipal Judges information

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Dear Ocean County Township,

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-6(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:
1) signed resolutions appointing each of the current Municipal Judges
2) current salary/rate of compensation for each current Municipal Judge

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as PDF 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,
Erin

Gunther, Michelle, Ocean County

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Erin,

 

This office received your OPRA request today, 9/12/2024.  In response to
your request for ‘Records requested: 1) signed resolutions appointing each
of the current Municipal Judges; and 2) current salary/rate of
compensation for each current Municipal Judge, kindly be advised that each
Ocean County municipality is the Custodian of these records, not the
County of Ocean.  For the list of Ocean County municipalities and their
contact information, kindly visit [1]www.co.ocean.nj.us and click on
'Municipalities' at the top of the page.  This response completes your
request.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle I. Gunther

Clerk of the Board

Ocean County Board of Commissioners

101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191

Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2191

Phone: (732) 929-2005

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From: Freedom Fighter
<[OPRA #66600 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 12:06 PM
To: OPRA <[Ocean County request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Municipal Judges information

 

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Dear Ocean County Township,

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-6(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:

1) signed resolutions appointing each of the current Municipal Judges

2) current salary/rate of compensation for each current Municipal Judge

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as PDF 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,

Erin

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