The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on May 27, 2020.  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is June 5, 2020.  This response to your request is
being provided to you on the 6^th business day after the Township’s
receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

1.                   “Total number of body cameras currently deployed in
the police department.

2.                    Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of
the police officers for the first time (year and month).

3.                   Invoice of body cameras purchase (if body cameras
were purchased).”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill because of the size of the documents. OPRA allows custodians to
seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i.  Specifically,
OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when
the records 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 June 16, 2020.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.  All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Marcela Vasquez

Clerk Typist

Municipal Clerk's Office

(973) 680 - 4015

References

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The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on May 27, 2020. The Township requested an extension until June
16, 2020. The response is being emailed to you on June 16, 2020.

The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the
ONLY documents in the Township’s possession responsive to your request:

1.       For question #1: From the Township’s Police Department – The
total number of body cameras currently deployed in the Police Department
is 119.

2.       For question #2: From the Township’s Police Department  

a.       The Pilot program for body cameras began on October 15, 2015.

b.      Body cameras were implemented on June 20, 2016.

3.       For question # 3: From the Township’s Police Department (4 pages)
– Invoices (see attached).

These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.  All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.

Best regards,

Marcela Vasquez

Clerk Typist

Municipal Clerk's Office

(973) 680 - 4015

References

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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc