New Brunswick Housing Authority 2023-24 DCA Budget
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to New Brunswick Housing Authority This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear New Brunswick Housing Authority,
Under the OPRA and the common law right of access, please provide a copy of the 2023-24 DCA budget as introduced by the NBHA Board of Commissioners in NBHA RESOLUTION 2023 – 5/24 #19.
I must note that in response to a prior request for the prior year's budget, the NBHA incorrectly that the State of New Jersey had "not yet returned" the budget document in question and that the authority was therefore "currently unable to provide the requested record." This statement was provided to me on August 2, 2023, at least five months after the Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) had approved the document.
I have since communicated with DLGS spokesperson Tammori Petty-Dixon, who corrected the record and stated: "Once the budget is introduced, it is a public document." As such, please provide the NBHA's FYE 6/30/2024 state budget immediately pursuant to the OPRA.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear New Brunswick Housing Authority,
I received no response to this request. I filed the request on August 9 and you were required to respond within 7 business days (no later than August 18) . Please confirm you have received my request and provide the records.
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 2023-24 DCA budget as introduced by the NBHA Board of Commissioners in NBHA RESOLUTION 2023 – 5/24 #19. Please provide the requested record.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
NBHA's 2023-24 DCA budgets (introduced and adopted versions) 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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