Public Records on Facebook Sites
Dear Mansfield Township (Warren),
This is a request for public records made under the Open Public Records Act and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
REQUESTED PUBLIC RECORDS: For the date ranges specified below, communications, agreements, contracts, arrangements, resolutions, operating procedures, or understandings, formal or informal, oral or written, between any employee or member of the Township of Mansfield (past or present) and any persons administrating, managing, or otherwise controlling the content posted on the following Facebook sites:
[1] Diamond Hill Neighborhood in Mansfield, NJ - (Date Range: January 1, 2013 to the present)
[2] Mansfield Politics - (Date Range: October 1, 2013 to the present)
[3] Mansfield Neighborhood Watch - (Date Range: January 1, 2020 to the present)
[4] Mansfield Township Police Department - (Date Range: January 1, 2009 to the present)
If any public record is not available electronically, please provide instructions on how it can be obtained.
Please complete this request within the statutory period and acknowledge receipt of this message.
Thank you,
William Sosis
Good afternoon. Your request has been received and will be processed.
You can expect a response within 7 business days.
Thank you,
Monica Orlando
Acting Township Clerk/Registrar
Township of Mansfield
100 Port Murray Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865
(908) 689-6151 x 128
Mr. Sosis:
The Township of Mansfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 3, 2022. The official Records Custodian, Monica Orlando,
received your OPRA request on March 3, 2022. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is March 14, 2022. This
response to your request is being provided to you on the 3^rd business day
after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your request sought
“For the date ranges specified below, communications, agreements,
contracts, arrangements, resolutions, operating procedures, or
understandings, formal or informal, oral or written, between any employee
or member of the Township of Mansfield (past or present) and any persons
administrating, managing, or otherwise controlling the content posted on
the following Facebook sites:
[1] Diamond Hill Neighborhood in Mansfield, NJ - (Date Range: January 1,
2013 to the present) [2] Mansfield Politics - (Date Range: October 1, 2013
to the present) [3] Mansfield Neighborhood Watch - (Date Range: January 1,
2020 to the present) [4] Mansfield Township Police Department - (Date
Range: January 1, 2009 to the present) “
In response:
The Township has no affiliation with the following Facebook groups/pages,
and there are no documents responsive to your request:
Diamond Hill Neighborhood in Mansfield, NJ
Mansfield Politics
Mansfield Neighborhood Watch
For Mansfield Township Police Department, there are no documents
responsive to your request. I’ve attached a screen shot of the Mansfield
Police Department page showing their start date on Facebook as November 8,
2012, and a second screen shot of the disclaimer posted on their page
regarding moderating the site.
I hope this provides an adequate response. Please reach out if you need
further clarification.
Thank you,
Monica Orlando
Acting Township Clerk/Registrar
Township of Mansfield
100 Port Murray Road
Port Murray, NJ 07865
(908) 689-6151 x 128