Pat Grady
Dear Clark 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 would like to understand the salary of Pat Grady for his new position as Police Director. Also would like a copy of the job description for the new position.
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,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #76316 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: May 20, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Monday, May 19, 2025 10:06 PM.. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 20, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"I would like to understand the salary of Pat Grady for his new position as Police Director. Also would like a copy of the job description for the new position."
Response: The attached records are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access. 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 [email address], or at their web site at
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.