Dear Garfield City,

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:
"Good morning,

My request is for an electronic file that includes a roster or listing of every current city employee as of Friday, November 1, 2024.

This request includes employees coded as full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, as well as elected officials.

I am requesting the roster or listing include information commonly found in an Employee Master File and is most commonly found in the Human Resources Department or Payroll Department.

The file would include information such as the following fields for each employee:

First Name
Last Name
Hire Date
Gender
Race
Ethnicity
Department
Job Title
Base Salary Amount
Gross Annual Wages
Bonus Amount
Car Allowance (Annual)
Cell Phone Allowance (Annual)
Certification Pay (Annual)

If there fees associated with this request, please inform me of the cost before fulfilling this request.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me via this email ([email address]).

If you need to redact a portion of the request in order to expedite the fulfillment of the request, I agree to redaction in advance.

If you seek to deny part or all of this request, please let me know the basis for a denial in part or in whole.

My preferred delivery method is for the record to be sent via email as an Excel file but a PDF file will also be acceptable.

Thank you for your time and have a great day.

Bradley Ford
320 Desert Sky
McGregor, Texas 76657
817-909-9894
[email address]"

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, Bradley Ford