Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:29:02 +0000
Subject: Re: [External Message Added] City of New Brunswick, NJ public records request #26-142
From: Howard Hamlin <[OPRA #88552 email]>
To: City of New Brunswick NJ Public Records <[email address]>

Dear City of New Brunswick NJ Public Records,

I am willing to amend the request to the BWC of the two initial officers. 

Yours sincerely,

Howard Hamlin

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 City of New Brunswick, NJ Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #26-142:

NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT

25 KIRKPATRICK STREET · POST OFFICE BOX 909

NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08903

Communications 732.745.5200 / Facsimile 732.565.7544

[1]www.cityofnewbrunswick.org

Captain Amish Shah

Public Information Officer

732.745.5259

March 25, 2026

Howard Hamlin

Email: [2][OPRA #88552 email]

Re: OPRA Request 26-142

Dear Requestor:

My office is in receipt of your OPRA request dated March 17, 2026, which was received March
18, 2026.

After an accurate assessment, preparation of the BWC records responsive to your request would
require an extraordinary amount of time to redact and process. A special service charge
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c) will be required to fulfill your request. It is estimated
that it will require five (5) hours to prepare the records. At the BWC/MVR Clerk rate of pay
of $31.45 per hour, the estimated service charge is $157.25.

A deposit of one-half of the estimated service charge ($78.62) is required to be paid to
begin to process your request. The remaining sum is due after the records have been prepared.
A lower charge will be charged if the redaction staff can prepare your records in less time
than approximated. You will not be charged for any additional time surpassing the five (5)
hours approximated.

Kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this estimated charge. We will
not begin to process this request until we receive your written acceptance along with your
deposit.

If we do not receive payment prior to April 6, 2026 we will assume that you are not
interested in paying the applicable fees and we will consider the OPRA request closed.

Thank you for your interest in this matter and if my office can be of any further assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact us. 

                                                                                   Sincerely,

                                                                                   Captain
Amish Shah

cc.      Leslie Zeledon, City Clerk

           Joseph Catanese, Asst. City Attorney

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 5. https://www.civicplus.help/nextrequest/docs/requesters

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