OPRA Follow-Up – Clarification and Supplemental Request (Ref: Prior Response)
Dear Somerset County,
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:
Thank you for your response to my prior OPRA request regarding Somerset County Jail administrative staff. Upon further review, I am submitting this clarification and supplemental request under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), as certain categories of records were not fully addressed.
1. Flex Time, Remote Work, and Offline Work – Informal Records and Use in Lieu of Overtime
While it was stated that no formal flex time policy exists, I am requesting any records reflecting the informal use or approval of flex time, especially in instances where flex time was provided in lieu of overtime compensation.
Please include the following records from 2024 through 2025:
Emails, memos, or internal communications approving or discussing flex time arrangements, including flex time used instead of overtime
Calendar entries or schedule modifications showing adjusted work hours or time off
Any VCS entries reflecting modified schedules, “offline” status, early departures, or remote work
Any tracking sheets, summaries, or reports used to monitor administrative staff work hours during these arrangements
2. VCS Logs and Audit Trails
Please provide:
All VCS schedule entries and status logs for administrative staff in the same date range, including designations such as “offline,” or equivalent
Audit logs showing:
Who made changes to staff status or schedules
When those changes were made
Any associated notes or reasons provided
3. Kelly Time Tracking
Please provide any records showing how eligible administrative staff are tracking or fulfilling Kelly time including:
Timesheets, spreadsheets, or internal logs used to track Kelly time earned or made up
Any internal guidance, memos, or communications explaining expectations for Kelly time
Any documentation comparing how administrative and line staff hours are monitored
If no such documentation exists, please confirm this in writing.
This request is being submitted anonymously as permitted under OPRA. Please provide all responsive records electronically.
Thank you,
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,
Civic Observer
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Dear Requestor,
Thank you for submitting a request for records on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Your request reference number is [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-815 and your
security key is 00D28592.
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request.
If you need to make any changes to your request, please send an email
referencing your request number to [3][email address]
Thank you,
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]
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Dear Civic Observer,
The County of Somerset (“County”) records custodian received your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on 8/11/2025. The seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is 8/20/2025 at 8:35:35 am. As
such, the County is timely responding to your request in accordance with
New Jersey law.
Your OPRA request seeks the following records:
Dear Somerset County, 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: Thank you for your response to my prior OPRA request
regarding Somerset County Jail administrative staff. Upon further review,
I am submitting this clarification and supplemental request under the New
Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), as certain categories of records
were not fully addressed. 1. Flex Time, Remote Work, and Offline Work –
Informal Records and Use in Lieu of Overtime While it was stated that no
formal flex time policy exists, I am requesting any records reflecting the
informal use or approval of flex time, especially in instances where flex
time was provided in lieu of overtime compensation. Please include the
following records from 2024 through 2025: Emails, memos, or internal
communications approving or discussing flex time arrangements, including
flex time used instead of overtime Calendar entries or schedule
modifications showing adjusted work hours or time off Any VCS entries
reflecting modified schedules, “offline” status, early departures, or
remote work Any tracking sheets, summaries, or reports used to monitor
administrative staff work hours during these arrangements 2. VCS Logs and
Audit Trails Please provide: All VCS schedule entries and status logs for
administrative staff in the same date range, including designations such
as “offline,” or equivalent Audit logs showing: Who made changes to staff
status or schedules When those changes were made Any associated notes or
reasons provided 3. Kelly Time Tracking Please provide any records showing
how eligible administrative staff are tracking or fulfilling Kelly time
including: Timesheets, spreadsheets, or internal logs used to track Kelly
time earned or made up Any internal guidance, memos, or communications
explaining expectations for Kelly time Any documentation comparing how
administrative and line staff hours are monitored If no such documentation
exists, please confirm this in writing. This request is being submitted
anonymously as permitted under OPRA. Please provide all responsive records
electronically. Thank you, 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, Civic Observer
OPRA allows the records custodian to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. The County anticipates requiring an additional XXXX
weeks (until September 11, 2025) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
County also reserves the right to request an additional extension of time,
if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Very truly yours,
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, New Jersey 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]
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Dear Requestor,
The [2]Request Number: PRR-2025-815 has been completed. Please click on
the request link to download the response documentation.
Your Open Public Records request has thus been processed in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 47:1A:1 and is now closed.
Thank you,
Kelly Mager - Custodian of Records
20 Grove Street
PO Box 3000
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 231 - 7030
[Somerset County request email]
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