Dear Mr. Howell,

The official Records Custodian for the Township of Howell, received your
OPRA request on November 16, 2023.As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is November 29, 2023.

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47: IA-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, "the requestor shall
be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.
"

Your request requires an extension of time until December 7, 2023.

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 Howell 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 [1][email address], or at
their web site at [2]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.

Regards,

Xiomara Ortiz

Administrative Assistant III

Clerk’s Office

4567 Route 9 North

2nd Floor

Howell, NJ 07731

(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241

[email address]

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Good Morning,

This request is denied. Police personnel and staffing scheduling,
including shifts and calls assigned to specific officers, are not
available under OPRA due to safety

and security exemption as release of this information could create a risk
to the safety of persons or property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.

This completes your OPRA request.

Regards,

Xiomara Ortiz

Administrative Assistant III

Clerk’s Office

4567 Route 9 North

2nd Floor

Howell, NJ 07731

(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241

[email address]

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain
advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential
information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access
to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended
recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of
this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not
taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the
Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you
should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or
any information contained in this message in any way and you should
promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please
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