OPRA Requests
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I certify under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3 that I have not been convicted of an indictable offense. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I'm requesting copies of all OPRA requests from August 1, 2017 to November 20, 2017.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media Co.
Please complete the attached Official SMRSA OPRA Form. Unfortunately we cannot review your request until we received it on a SMRSA Official Form.
Christine Brophy
Office Coordinator
South Monmouth Regional
Sewerage Authority
[SMRSA request email]
732-681-0611 Office
732-280-9332 Fax
Dear Chris Brophy,
I'm not legally required to fill out your form and that my email request is enough. Please comply with my OPRA request within the legal time period of 7 business days. Pursuant to Renna v. County of Union (App. Div. 2009), OPRA requests should be on the agency’s official OPRA request form. However, a written request that is not on the agency’s official OPRA request form cannot be denied solely because the request is not on the request form. Written requests which are not on the form must mention OPRA. Therefore, if a requestor elects not to use an agency’s official OPRA request form, he/she must submit an otherwise written request that clearly identifies itself as an OPRA request.
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media Co.
Dear Chris Brophy,
I'm writing to follow up on an OPRA request that was submitted on November 20, 2017 that is way overdue at this point. I requested copies of all OPRA requests from August 1, 2017 to November 20, 2017.
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media Co.
The Authority is in receipt of your request for copies of all OPRA
requests from August 1, 2017 to November 20, 2017. Please be advised that
during this time, the Authority has not received any OPRA requests.
Further be advised that while N.J. statute does not expressly state that
OPRA requests be made on the Authority’s form, principles of statutory
construction show that the Legislature intended use of the form by all
requestors to be mandatory.
Bernard J. Bujak
Manager of Finance & Administration
S.M.R.S.A.
Dedicated to Protecting the Environment
(732) 681-0611 x114
Please consider the environment before printing this email
Dear Bernard Bujak,
Thank you for your response.
Further be advised that pursuant to Renna v. County of Union (App. Div. 2009), OPRA requests should be on the agency’s official OPRA request form. However, a written request that is not on the agency’s official OPRA request form cannot be denied solely because the request is not on the request form. Written requests which are not on the form must mention OPRA. Therefore, if a requestor elects not to use an agency’s official OPRA request form, he/she must submit an otherwise written request that clearly identifies itself as an OPRA request.
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media Co.