Number of Full Time and Part Time Employees Omitted from 2024 User Friendly Budget
Dear Clark 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:
The number of full and part time employees that are not shown in 2024 user friendly budget.
the Categories include:
General Government (FCOA 20)
Uniform Construction Code (FCOA 22)
Public Safety (FCOA 25)
Public Works (FCOA 26)
Health and Human Services (FCOA 27)
Parks and Recreaction (FCOA 28)
Courts and Public Defender (FCOA 43)
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 Greaves
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: John Greaves
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: October 10, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on October 10, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on October 10, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
The number of full and part time employees that are not shown in 2024 user friendly budget.
Categories include: General Government (FCOA 20) Uniform Construction Code (FCOA 22) Public Safety (FCOA 25) Public Works (FCOA 26) Health and Human Services (FCOA 27)
Parks and Recreation (FCOA 28) Courts and Public Defender (FCOA 43)
Response:
From: Jennifer Kobliska <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 3:40 PM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Number of Full Time and Part Time Employees Omitted from 2024 User Friendly Budget
Please be advised that all full-time employees appear on the User-Friendly Budget. The part-time employee numbers are more fluid and subject to change. The changes as of today are the following:
Dept 20: 1 additional part time employee Dept 25: 4 additional part-time employees Dept 28: 110 additional part-time employees
Please note Dept 28 is comprised of seasonal employees (summer).
If you should have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
Jennifer E. Kobliska, MPA, CFO, CMR, CRP, QPA CFO/Purchasing/Recycling Coordinator Township of Clark
(P): 732-388-3600 X3019 (F): 732-388-0581
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access. 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 P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at http://www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
The number of full time and part time employees is not in the 2024 user friendly budget. Page 4 - USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SECTION - APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY (ALL OPERATING FUNDS)is where this information appears on all previous years' user friendly budgets. However for the 2024 user friendly budget all the fields are blank. Please send the numbers via a response to this request or please update the user friendly budget that is available at https://ourclark.com/DocumentCenter/View...
Yours sincerely,
John Greaves
Mr. Greaves:
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on October 10, 2024 after regular business hours. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on October 11, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian's receipt of said request.
The attached record is responsive to your request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access. 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 P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht.... The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669