Dear Public Employment Relations Commission,

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-5(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:
Please provide a copy of the recent notice of impasse filed pertaining to the New Brunswick Board of Education and the New Brunswick Education Association. Thank you!

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,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Ms. Ciervo (and Mr. Perez),

Regarding my OPRA request filed on 8/5/2025 with the Public Employment Relations Commission, titled "New Brunswick Board of Education Notice of Impasse," under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that:
1. I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States;
2. I WILL NOT use the requested government record for a commercial purpose.
3. I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

For what it's worth, I am a reporter with New Brunswick Today requesting the record for our news coverage - Thanks, please feel free to call me at 732-993-9697 if you need anything further.

Sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil