Proof of funds
Dear Clark Township,
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:
- Proof of funds (dates and amounts) received from insurance company used to make the payments for the Manata settlement
- Name and Contact information of insurance company for the above request
Yours faithfully,
C.T.C
Received.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
Please forward this message to Mr. Varady.
In order to assist you in narrowing down the records being requested, please find below clarification to the same:
At a recent public council meeting, Clark Township's Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso stated the $400,000 paid to Officer Manata and his attorney were paid by both the Township and the Township's insurance company. Mayor Bonaccorso clarified his statement by stating the Township paid $70,000 of the $400,000, leaving the Township's insurance company responsible for paying $330,000.00. In addition, Mayor Bonaccorso also stated the payments to Officer Manata and his attorney were a business decision made by the insurance company. Since Mayor Bonaccorso made said statement in the course of his official duties during a Township Council Meeting, the below listed and explained records are being requested:
- proof of receipt by the Township or its attorney from the Township's insurance company, or companies if more than one was involved, for the amount of $330,000.00 used towards the payments made to Officer Manata and his attorney. (The type of records, or the Township's definition, can vary depending what format {ie: check/wire transfer} was used by the insurance to send the funds to the Township or its Attorney, but some sort of financial records detailing the receipt and/or deposit of the funds for $330,000 must exist)
- Name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), email(s) of the insurance company(s) and name of its representative(s) involved in the negotiation and decision processes of the Settlement Agreement between the Township and Officer Manata (The contents of the communications between the Township and the Insurance company are not being requested.)
I hope this clarifies my request without the necessity of further communication until you release the records being sought.
Yours sincerely,
C.T.C
Dear C.T.C.,
Please see the attached correspondence in connection with your OPRA
request.
Very truly yours,
Miriam Stone
Paralegal
La Corte, Bundy, Varady & Kinsella
989 Bonnel Court
Union, NJ 07083
Tel: (908) 810-0500
Fax: (908) 810-0513
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