Police Chaplain Program
Dear Jersey City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
-Count / list of incidents for which the Police Chaplain Program (https://jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/public...) was utilized between September 2017 - present
-Phone records of calls from JCPD to Chaplains as part of the Police Chaplain Program
Yours faithfully,
Trevor Batchelder
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Thank You,
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Jersey City, NJ
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Dear Trevor Batchelder:
Thank you for your interest in open public records of Jersey City OPRA
Center. This will serve to acknowledge receipt of your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request. Your request was received in this office on
4/27/2021. Kindly refer to the reference number B001416-042721 when
communicating with our office in this regard. Your request mentioned:
Police Chaplain Program Dear Jersey City, This is a request for public
records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not
required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of
this message. Records requested: -Count / list of incidents for which
the Police Chaplain Program
(https://jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/public...)
was utilized between September 2017 - present -Phone records of calls
from JCPD to Chaplains as part of the Police Chaplain Program Yours
faithfully, Trevor Batchelder
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Jersey City, NJ
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Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
Per the GRC council statement dated March 26, 2020 custodians are required to make a "reasonable effort" to provide the records within 7 business days. https://www.state.nj.us/grc/news/alerts/...
Can you please provide evidence of a reasonable effort being taken to provide the requested documents? Please provide a more specific / detailed explanation as to why the request cannot be met in this time frame.
Yours sincerely,
Trevor Batchelder
Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
What is the status of this request?
Yours sincerely,
Trevor Batchelder
Dear Jersey City OPRA Center,
Please provide and update to my request or I may be forced to file a complaint to the GRC.
If the requested records have been made available in the Jersey City Open Public Records Center, please note that I am unable to use the credentials provided as OPRAmachine conceals login information. Please provide the records via email, or respond to this email if the records are only viewable in person, etc..
Yours sincerely,
Trevor Batchelder