OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
I am in receipt of your OPRA requests.
In order to reply in the most timely manner, I have assigned each request a separate OPRA REQUEST #. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-02
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-03
I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-04
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-05
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-06
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949
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From: John Allen [[OPRA #2784 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:43 PM
To: Angeli, Ben
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
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[OPRA #2784 email]
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Dear Mr. Allen,
The Borough of Stratford received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on 10-22-18. The official Records Custodian, Ben Angeli, received your OPRA request on 10-22-18. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 10-31-18. This response to your request is being provided to you on the next day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough
This request seeks information or asks questions and does not identify specific government records. As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request and is denied. When a request is “complex” because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not “encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA 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 [insert name of agency] 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.
Sincerely,
Ben Angeli, Borough Clerk
Borough of Stratford
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949
________________________________________
From: John Allen [[OPRA #2784 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:43 PM
To: Angeli, Ben
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #2784 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Stratford Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
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Mr. Allen,
Please accept this e-mail as a correction of the numbering for the individual requests.
I am in receipt of your OPRA requests.
In order to reply in the most timely manner, I have assigned each request a separate OPRA REQUEST #.
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-02
I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-04
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-05
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present. - OPRA REQUEST 2018-10-06
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949
________________________________________
From: John Allen [[OPRA #2784 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:43 PM
To: Angeli, Ben
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #2784 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Stratford Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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Dear Mr. Allen,
The Borough of Stratford received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on 10-22-18. The official Records Custodian, Ben Angeli, received your OPRA request on 10-22-18. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 10-31-18. This response to your request is being provided to you on the next day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
This request seeks information or asks questions and does not identify specific government records. As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request and is denied. When a request is “complex” because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not “encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA 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 [insert name of agency] 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.
Sincerely,
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949
________________________________________
From: John Allen [[OPRA #2784 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:43 PM
To: Angeli, Ben
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #2784 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Stratford Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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In response to your OPRA REQUEST #2018-10-06, (I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.), please find the information included with this cover letter.
Should you disagree with my finding, please allow me the opportunity to converse with you for potential further clarification before proceeding with steps listed below.
If you feel a record has been denied or omitted, please see information below as to you options:
C.47:1A-6 Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.
A person who is denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at the option of the requester, may:
- Institute a proceeding to challenge the custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or
- In lieu of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the Government Records Council established pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-7).
The right to institute any proceeding under this section shall be solely that of the requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fee.
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949
________________________________________
From: John Allen [[OPRA #2784 email]]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2018 5:43 PM
To: Angeli, Ben
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA REQUEST 7 day response required
Dear Stratford Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I seek a list of all the classes and educational events the Municipal Clerk
Ben Angeli attended from the inception of his career in Stratford Borough. I am also requesting copies of certifications and documentation of completed courses.
I am also requesting all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli.
I am also seeking copies of any complaints filed against the Municipal Clerk Ben Angeli. This includes complaints filed against Angeli with any state office for the the period of 1/1/17 to present.
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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #2784 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Stratford Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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In response to your OPRA REQUEST #2018-10-05, (all paid vouchers and invoices for educational courses and events attended by Angeli), please find the information included with this cover letter.
Should you disagree with my finding, please allow me the opportunity to converse with you for potential further clarification before proceeding with steps listed below.
If you feel a record has been denied or omitted, please see information below as to you options:
C.47:1A-6 Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.
A person who is denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at the option of the requester, may:
- Institute a proceeding to challenge the custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or
- In lieu of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the Government Records Council established pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-7).
The right to institute any proceeding under this section shall be solely that of the requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fee.
Ben Angeli
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Stratford
307 Union Avenue
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Phone 856-783-0600
Fax 856-783-7949