We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are John Q Public please sign in and let everyone know.

North Bergen

We're waiting for John Q Public to read recent responses and update the status.

Dear North Bergen 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:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 - Present

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mercado

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

Good Afternoon Mr. Mercado,

Please be advised the Township of North Bergen is receipt of your request for records filed with the Clerk's Office on February 9, 2024. The Township is requesting an extension until February 28, 2024 to continue gathering the responsive records.

Thank you.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

21 Attachments

  • Attachment

    2024 Employees.pdf

    88K View Download

  • Attachment

    11 22 23 fully executed Amendment extending term of agreement with Straight Edge Striping LLC for traffic and parking stripes and markings.pdf

    38K View Download

  • Attachment

    11 27 23 fully executed contract for reliable tree.pdf

    408K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed CHASAN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    249K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed insurance broker services agreement.pdf

    469K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 Fully executed PIRO AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    424K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed DiFRANCESCO AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    247K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed FLORIO AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    239K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed hispanic media consultant agreement.pdf

    317K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed WEINER AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    290K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed COLIN QUINN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    230K View Download

  • Attachment

    2024 fully executed PURVIN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES.pdf

    263K View Download

  • Attachment

    FULLY EXECUTED 2024 RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AGREEMENT.pdf

    307K View Download

  • Attachment

    fully executed 2024 agreement to provide professional traffic engineering services.pdf

    1.3M View Download

  • Attachment

    fully executed 2024 Alpha Dog Solutions Professional Services Agreement.pdf

    356K View Download

  • Attachment

    FULLY EXECUTED 2024 COMMUNITY RELATIONS INFORMATION AGREEMENT VISION MEDIA.pdf

    544K View Download

  • Attachment

    fully executed 2024 Energy Procurement Advisory Agreement.pdf

    753K View Download

  • Attachment

    fully executed Agreement for Tax Appeal Expert Services for 2024.pdf

    374K View Download

  • Attachment

    Fully executed agreement for Tax Appraisal Services between McNerney Associates and the Township of North Bergen for 2024.pdf

    371K View Download

  • Attachment

    fully executed AMENDMENT EXTENDING TERM OF AGREEMENT FOR MASONRY AND CONCRETE WITH A TECH.pdf

    36K View Download

  • Attachment

    POs 10.1.24 through 2.9.24.pdf

    1.9M View Download

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 1 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 2 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 3 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

2 Attachments

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 4 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 7 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 5 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 6 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

1 Attachment

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 8 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

Erin Barillas, North Bergen Township

2 Attachments

Dear Mr. Mercado:

Email 9 of 9.

The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your February 9, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).

Your request sought:

Salary for the mayor, commissioners, and department deputy directors, and all department directors. Names, salaries, and duties of Aids and or staff to the mayor and commissioners. Phone numbers of the cell phone provided by the town.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

In response to your request for cell phone numbers, your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (unlisted telephone numbers).

Your request also sought:

Who in the municipality is assigned a car, make of the car and why are they assigned a car?

Do the mayor and commissioner have drivers? If so who is the driver? and their salary.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records – not information. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). OPRA imposes no obligation on a public entity to respond to questions. Accordingly, your request is denied.

Your request also sought:

Agenda and Minutes to all Board of Commissioners meeting from October 2023 - Present.

In response to your request, please see attached records.

Your request also sought:

All Municipal employee's names, job descriptions, salaries, and dates of hire.

In response to your request, please see attached record containing names, salaries, job title description and hiring dates for all Township employees.

Your request also sought:

Members of each municipal and county board and date appointed.

In order for a request to be valid under OPRA, a requestor must seek specific, identifiable records. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 868 (App. Div. 2005). The Township seeks clarification on what records you seek and for which boards.

Your request also sought:

All contracts and contract descriptions awarded by the town since October 2023 – Present

In response to this request, please see attached records.

As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.

Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org

show quoted sections

We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are John Q Public please sign in and let everyone know.