Your request was received and assigned OPRA ID number 202503. The response deadline is 2/18/2025.

Best,
Carrie

Carrie Grimmie, M.Ed. | Senior Manager, Special Projects
Camden City School District|1033 Cambridge Street| Camden, NJ 08105
c: (856) 874-6106
p: (856) 966-2000, ext. 65760
e: [email address]

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From: The Curious Taxpayer <[OPRA #71661 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:42 AM
To: opra custodian <[Camden Board of Education request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Public Employee Contracts

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Dear Camden City School District,

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:

A digital copy of the most recently approved memorandum of agreement/collective bargaining agreement between the Camden City School District & all unions the district currently holds active agreements with. Please include salary guides, sidebar agreements (if applicable), and the most recent contract booklet.

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,

The Curious Taxpayer

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Dear OPRA requestor –

The Camden City School District (“District”) is in receipt of your request
for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1, et seq, submitted electronically. Specifically, you requested the
following: “A digital copy of the most recently approved memorandum of
agreement/collective bargaining agreement between the Camden City School
District and all unions the district currently holds active agreements
with. Please include salary guides, sidebar agreements (if applicable) and
the most recent contract booklet.”

In response to your request, please see the attached contracts.

If you have any questions regarding this response, you may contact me at
the email address or phone number below.  Should you disagree with this
response, you have the right to appeal. OPRA permits a person who believes
he or she has been illegally denied access to a public record to file a
complaint with the GRC, or file suit in Superior Court to challenge the
decision and compel disclosure.  For more information, you may contact GRC
by phone at 1-866-850-0511, by e-mail at [1][email address], or visit
the GRC web site at [2]https://nj.gov/grc/. 

Sincerely,

Ashley M. Zimmerman, Esq. / Interim General Counsel

Camden City School District | 1033 Cambridge Street | Camden, NJ 08105

(c) 856-873-0984

[3][email address]

Ashley M. Zimmerman, Esq.

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Dear OPRA Requester –

The Camden City School District (“District”) is in receipt of your request
for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1, et seq, submitted electronically. Specifically, you requested the
following: “Please provide the current number of employees in the NJEA
collective bargaining unit for the Camden school district and the current
number of employees with NJEA dues withheld from their paychecks.”

In response to your request, please be advised that per the District’s
records there are 1,126.5 staff members a part of the Camden Education
Association (“CEA”), and 1013 employees have NJEA dues withheld from their
paychecks.

If you have any questions regarding this response, you may contact me at
the email address or phone number below.  Should you disagree with this
response, you have the right to appeal. OPRA permits a person who believes
he or she has been illegally denied access to a public record to file a
complaint with the GRC, or file suit in Superior Court to challenge the
decision and compel disclosure.  For more information, you may contact GRC
by phone at 1-866-850-0511, by e-mail at [email address], or visit the
GRC web site at https://nj.gov/grc/.

Sincerely,

Ashley M. Zimmerman, Esq. / Interim General Counsel

Camden City School District | 1033 Cambridge Street | Camden, NJ 08105

(c) 856-873-0984

[email address]

Ashley M. Zimmerman, Esq.

Associate Attorney

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & Tipton LLC

1010 Kings Highway South, Bldg 1, 2^nd Floor

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Direct Dial: 856.354.8315

Office: 856.853.5530 ext.1327

Cell: 856.873.0984

Fax: 856.354.8318

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