Purchase order history for the police department from 2020 - 2023
Dear Montague 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:
Please provide all purchase order history for purchases by the police department from January 2020 to September 2023. For each order, please include the date, description, vendor, and amount of the purchase.
Excel form (e.g., csv, xlsx) is preferred, but other electronic forms (e.g., pdf) are fine if that is not feasible.
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
Good afternoon, Mr. Kim.
The Township of Montague is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act Request (OPRA), dated August 31, 2023, and received in our office on the same date, requesting:
1. All purchase order history for purchases by the police department from January 2020 to September 2023. For each order, please include the date, description, vendor, and amount of the purchase.
Excel form (e.g., csv, xlsx) is preferred, but other electronic forms (e.g., pdf) are fine if that is not feasible.
Please note that the Township of Montague does not have a local police department. All policing services are provided by the State Police - Sussex Station located in Augusta, New Jersey. Therefore, your request is denied as no such records exist. Please see Pusterhofer v. N.J. Dep't of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2005-49 (July 2005). See also Pavlenko v. Twp. Of Delran (Burlington), GRC Complaint No. 2010-325 (March 2012).
By way of this e-mail, your OPRA request is now closed out.
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Best regards,
Dana Klinger, RMC/CMR
Montague Township
Municipal Clerk/Administrator
277 Clove Road
Montague, NJ 07827
P: 973.293.7300
F: 973.293.7467
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Kim <[OPRA #51853 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 12:56 PM
To: OPRA requests at Montague Township <[Montague Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Purchase order history for the police department from 2020 - 2023
Dear Montague 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:
Please provide all purchase order history for purchases by the police department from January 2020 to September 2023. For each order, please include the date, description, vendor, and amount of the purchase.
Excel form (e.g., csv, xlsx) is preferred, but other electronic forms (e.g., pdf) are fine if that is not feasible.
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
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