Dear Brick Township,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
I respectfully request access to the following records for the period January 1, 2023 through July 17, 2025:

All emails (including their complete bodies, headers, metadata, and any attachments) that were sent by or received from Joanne Bergin and addressed to or from the Mayor or any member of the Brick Township Council, which have subsequently been deleted or placed in any “deleted,” “trash,” “archived,” or similar folders.

Any communications (emails, help-desk tickets, memos, chat logs, or written requests) between Joanne Bergin and any Township IT staff or contractors that reference, request, or discuss

deletion, destruction, archiving, purging, or alteration of email records;

recovery, backup, or retention of Joanne Bergin’s email; or

the Township’s email‐retention or deletion policies as they apply to Joanne Bergin.

For Item 1, please include any available backup, archive, or off-site copies if the original messages were removed from the live mail system.

Format requested: electronic files (e.g., PDF, PST, MBOX, or native e-mail format) delivered via e-mail, secure download link, or USB media. If any record is withheld or redacted, please identify the legal basis and provide a redaction log as required by OPRA.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,
Brick Resident

Dear Jessica Larney, Thank you for your response. I would like to clarify my OPRA request as follows:

Specific Subject Matter: I am requesting any communications (emails, help-desk tickets, memos, chat logs, or written requests) between Township Business Administrator Joanne Bergin and any Township IT staff or contractors. The subject matter should specifically reference, request, or discuss the following:

- Deletion, destruction, archiving, purging, or alteration of email records;

- Recovery, backup, or retention of Joanne Bergin’s email;

- The Township’s email-retention or deletion policies as they apply to Joanne Bergin.

Job Titles/Positions: Please search for correspondence involving the Township Business Administrator, Joanne Bergin, and any Township IT staff or contractors.

Time Period: The time period I am requesting is from May 1, 2025, to the present date, July 28, 2025.

Yours sincerely,

Brick Resident