OPRA request for public information - current contract with your BOE attorney and health broker

The request was successful.

IMMEDIATE ACCESS DUE TODAY 5/24/2024
Sent at 11:58 AM on 5/24/2024
KINDLY ONLY RETURN AS A PDF

Dear Jersey City Board of Education,

This is an Immediate Access request for public records made under OPRA. These documents are due today.

I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message. Kindly return requested items as a PDF via email.

Records requested:

2) current contract with the Health Broker for the district.
3) current contract with the Board attorney

Regards,

Betsy Cross

Follow-up sent Wednesday, 5/29/2024 at 9:47 AM

Dennis Frohnapfel - Jersey City Board of Education - Acting School Business Administrator:

Hello:

Can you kindly forward this information to me today via a PDF. Both items are immediate Access.

Regards,

Betsy Cross

[email address]

OPRARESPONSE JCPS, Jersey City Board of Education

2 Attachments

  • Attachment

    OPRA Response Cross Contracts Doc 1 May 2024.pdf

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    OPRA Response Cross Contracts Doc 2 May 2024.pdf

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Dear Ms. Cross, 
The district is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
dated May 24, 2024 which stated:
"IMMEDIATE ACCESS DUE TODAY 5/24/2024
Sent at 11:58 AM on 5/24/2024
KINDLY ONLY RETURN AS A PDF

Dear Jersey City Board of Education,

This is an Immediate Access request for public records made under OPRA.
These documents are due today.

I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt
of this message. Kindly return requested items as a PDF via email.

Records requested:

2) current contract with the Health Broker for the district.
3) current contract with the Board attorney

Regards,

Betsy Cross

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Attached you will find the current contract for the Board attorney.
Please be advised that the broker for health benefits was appointed at the
January 11, 2024 meeting of the Board of Education. Attached is a copy of
that resolution. Please be advised that the district does not have a
contract with the broker for these services. Consequently, no
documents responsive to that part of your request exist to be supplied. 
Please be advised that this request was sent to an email account of an
employee on administrative leave. That email is monitored periodically. In
the future. You are encouraged to use the portal on the district website
to submit OPRA requests. To utilize the portal visit www.jcboe.or. On the
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submitted. 
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Dennis Frohnapfel. He can be reached at [6][email address]. 
Thank you for your interest in the Jersey City Public Schools. 

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Sent 1:17 pm
Dear OPRA RESPONSE JCPS,

What exactly does the broker do and why is there no contract on file? How much are they paid annually?

Yours sincerely,

Betsy Cross

OPRARESPONSE JCPS, Jersey City Board of Education

1 Attachment

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    OPRA Response Cross RFP Health Benmefits May 2024.pdf

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Dear Ms. Cross, 
To answer your inquiry, the RFP response that resulted in the appointment
of the broker is attached. A copy of the resolution of that appointment is
attached. 
The RFP response covers expected services to be provided.
The amount of payment can be found on page 84 of the attachment. 
Thank you for your interest in the Jersey City Public Schools. 

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