OPRA: Purchase invoice of body worn cameras for the police department
Dear Salem City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
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).
Yours faithfully,
Taeho Kim
5-29-2020
Dear Taeho Kim,
The City of Salem received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) (Request # 2020-05-10) request on May 27, 2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 5, 2020.
A copy of your OPRA request is below.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill because of the size and nature of the request. 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 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 July 9, 2020.
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 City of Salem 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 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.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF SALEM RECORDS CUSTODIAN BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION TO CHALLENGE THE CUSTODIAN’S DECISION FOR CLARIFICATION OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN’S RESPONSE.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Ben Angeli, RMC
City of Salem
City Administrator/Clerk
856-935-0373 Ext. 219
Cell: 609-774-6498
[email address]
Dear Salem City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
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).
Yours faithfully,
Taeho Kim
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The City of Salem received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
(OPRA REQUEST #2020-05-10).
The statements below are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request.
Please find the documents attached. Explanation below.
1. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police
department. 18
2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers
for the first time (year and month). 8-2014
3. Invoice of body cameras purchase (if body cameras were purchased). Body
Cameras were not purchased by the city.
These records are being transmitted to you via e-mail as per 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 City of Salem 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.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF SALEM RECORDS CUSTODIAN BEFORE TAKING ANY
ACTION TO CHALLENGE THE CUSTODIAN’S DECISION FOR CLARIFICATION OR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CUSTODIAN’S RESPONSE.
Sincerely,
Ben Angeli, RMC
City of Salem
City Administrator/Clerk
856-935-0373 Ext. 219
Cell: 609-774-6498
[3][email address]
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