OPRA: Purchase order history for the police department from 2012 to 2019
Dear Boonton Township,
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:
All purchase order history from 2012 to 2019 for the police department.
Please include the date, description, vendor, and amount of each purchase.
Excel format is preferred, but other electronic formats are fine if that is not feasible.
Yours faithfully,
Taeho
Boonton Township received your request for Police Department purchasing
information on May 28, 2020 pursuant to the Open Public Records Act
("OPRA") and common law right of access. The ongoing State of Emergency
and Public Health Emergency related to COVID-19 has resulted in
significantly modified/reduced staffing throughout the State. Accordingly,
on March 21, 2020 the Legislature amended OPRA to provide additional time
to respond to government record requests during such period. Due to the
expansiveness of your request, and the Township's modified staffing
levels, we will require additional time to complete your request. We
anticipate that records readily identified as responsive to your request
will be available to you by the close of business on June 30, 2020. If the
records are available earlier, we will forward them to you as soon as your
request is complete.
Douglas Cabana
Administrator
Township of Boonton
155 Powerville Road
Boonton Twp, NJ 07005
973-402-4012 -voice
973-402-4013 -facsimile
[1][Boonton Township request email]
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On May 28, 2020, I received your request for government records pursuant
to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law. Please accept
this letter as my response pursuant to OPRA. There was an extension to
June 30, 2020.
Your request seeks the following records:
All purchase order history from 2012 to 2019 for the police
department.
Please include the date, description, vendor, and amount of
each purchase.
Responsive records are enclosed. The following information has been
redacted:
• Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and telephone
numbers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
• Medical information pursuant to Executive Order 26 (“Information
relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis,
treatment or evaluation.”).
This OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. 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
denial. 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 me directly if you have any questions regarding this
matter.
Douglas Cabana
Administrator
Township of Boonton
155 Powerville Road
Boonton Twp, NJ 07005
973-402-4012 -voice
973-402-4013 -facsimile
[3][Boonton Township request email]
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
3. mailto:[Boonton Township request email]