North Bergen Payment for NFRFD
Dear North Bergen 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. Total estimated cost incurred by the Township of North Bergen to separate from North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue and create North Bergen Fire Department.
2. Total payments made by the Township of North Bergen to be a member of North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue from 2020 to 2024.
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,
John Q. Public
Dear John Q. Public:
The Township of North Bergen (“Township”) writes in response to your December 2, 2024 request made pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (“OPRA”).
1. Total estimated cost incurred by the Township of North Bergen to separate from North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue and create North Bergen Fire Department.
Response: The Township has no records responsive to your request.
2. Total payments made by the Township of North Bergen to be a member of North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue from 2020 to 2024.
Response: Please see attached.
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