OPRA Requests
Dear High Bridge Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access.
I am requesting copies of all OPRA requests for the period between May 2017 through May 24, 2018.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Sincerely,
Michele I. Lee
Response to OPRA REQUEST – 2018-097
- 05/24/2018: The date the Borough of High Bridge received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
- 05/29/2018: The date the official reviewed your request.
- 06/12/2018: The date the response to this request is due by as the
Borough keeps reduced OPRA processing hours (C.47:1A-5).
- 06/08/2018: The date the response is being sent to the requestor.
Initial request: Attached.
Response:
OPRA allows public agencies to impose special service charges whenever the
nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government record
embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or
copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be
reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business
size or when fulfilling a request requires an extraordinary expenditure of
time and effort. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c. Special service charges must be
based upon the actual direct cost of providing the copy or copies.
OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review and
object to the charge prior to it being incurred. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c.
As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:
Adam Young, Custodian /
Clerk $27.18
per hour
Brett Bartman, Chief of Police / deputy records custodian
$53.18 per hour
Matthew Lazier, Detective
$45.04 per hour
Gabriele Oliver, Part-time clerical / Admin. Assistant
$15.00 per hour
Borough Hall portion of request - Documents require retrieval and review
for redaction.
Police Department portion of request - Unknown extent as each of the 105
records must be retrieved and reviewed independently for statutory
exemptions.
1 Part-time clerical/ Admin. Asst. Total time: 4.33
hours Cost: $64.95
1 Custodian / Clerk Total
time: 5 hours Cost: $135.90
1 Chief of Police/1 Detective Total time: 26
hours Cost: $1171.04
TOTAL COST: $1416.89
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.
If you reject the estimated charge and you wish to challenge the special
service charge, you have a right to challenge the decision. 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 [1][email address], or at their web site at
[2]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,
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Adam Young, CMR
Acting Clerk / Deputy Planning Board/Board of Adjustment Secretary / Dog
Licensing Officer / Registrar / Website Admin / Deputy Construction Tech
Asst.
Borough of High Bridge
(908) 638-6455 x221
97 West Main Street
High Bridge NJ, 08829
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References
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
Please find your initial request attached.
Thank you,
On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 7:16 PM, Adam Young <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Response to OPRA REQUEST – 2018-097
- 05/24/2018: The date the Borough of High Bridge received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
- 05/29/2018: The date the official reviewed your request.
- 06/12/2018: The date the response to this request is due by as the
Borough keeps reduced OPRA processing hours (C.47:1A-5).
- 06/08/2018: The date the response is being sent to the requestor.
Initial request: Attached.
Response:
OPRA allows public agencies to impose special service charges whenever
the nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government
record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined,
or copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be
reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business
size or when fulfilling a request requires an extraordinary expenditure
of time and effort. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c. Special service charges
must be based upon the actual direct cost of providing the copy or
copies.
OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review
and object to the charge prior to it being incurred. See N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.c. As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:
Adam Young, Custodian /
Clerk $27.18
per hour
Brett Bartman, Chief of Police / deputy records custodian
$53.18 per hour
Matthew Lazier, Detective
$45.04 per hour
Gabriele Oliver, Part-time clerical / Admin. Assistant
$15.00 per hour
Borough Hall portion of request - Documents require retrieval and review
for redaction.
Police Department portion of request - Unknown extent as each of the 105
records must be retrieved and reviewed independently for statutory
exemptions.
1 Part-time clerical/ Admin. Asst. Total time: 4.33
hours Cost: $64.95
1 Custodian / Clerk Total
time: 5 hours Cost: $135.90
1 Chief of Police/1 Detective Total time: 26
hours Cost: $1171.04
TOTAL COST: $1416.89
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.
If you reject the estimated charge and you wish to challenge the special
service charge, you have a right to challenge the decision. 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 [2][email address], or at their web
site at [3]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,
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Adam Young, CMR
Acting Clerk / Deputy Planning Board/Board of Adjustment Secretary / Dog
Licensing Officer / Registrar / Website Admin / Deputy Construction Tech
Asst.
Borough of High Bridge
(908) 638-6455 x221
97 West Main Street
High Bridge NJ, 08829
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Adam Young, CMR
Acting Clerk / Deputy Planning Board/Board of Adjustment Secretary / Dog
Licensing Officer / Registrar / Website Admin / Deputy Construction Tech
Asst.
Borough of High Bridge
(908) 638-6455 x221
97 West Main Street
High Bridge NJ, 08829
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References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
Hi Adam- Sending another reply as it is unclear that the one I sent yesterday went through. I believe there is a misunderstanding in that I am only requesting the OPRA requests, not the Borough's responses or supporting documentation. Perhaps there is a log that is kept?
Please advise, and thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Michele I. Lee
Hello,
The previous response to the OPRA was calculated to fulfill the processes
needed to get the OPRA requests themselves, not including responses or
supporting documentation.
If you have any general information inquiries please feel free to contact
the Borough outside of OPRA and we will do our best to assist.
It may be a better platform than OPRA which is used to request documents
specifically.
Thank you,