Purchase order history for the police department from 2020 - 2023
Dear Montclair 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 morning Eric Kim,
Your OPRA and the common law right of access request sought access to the
following:
Dear Montclair 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:
1. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police
department. -POLICE
2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers
for the first time (year and month). -POLICE
3. All invoices of body cameras purchases (if body cameras were
purchased). -FINANCE
4. Dates of initial body camera assignment for each police officer
currently employed. -POLICE
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
The request seeks specific government records that are:
Currently, your requests #1, 2 and 4, fails to identify with reasonable
clarity the specific government records sought, as is required by Bent v.
Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). At
this time, the Montclair Police Department, Records and Identification
Bureau request clarification of your OPRA request. Please respond in
writing and identify the specific government records sought so that we may
process your request. Failure to provide written clarification of your
request will result in the closure of this OPRA request.
The custodian’s response time stops until the requestor provides
clarification.
This response is transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b.
Regards,
Lynnette Rivera
Principal Clerk
Records and Identification Bureau
Montclair Police Department
Good morning Eric Kim,
Your OPRA and the common law right of access request sought access to the
following:
Dear Montclair 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:
1. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police
department. -POLICE
2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers
for the first time (year and month). -POLICE
3. All invoices of body cameras purchases (if body cameras were
purchased). -FINANCE
4. Dates of initial body camera assignment for each police officer
currently employed. -POLICE
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
The request seeks specific government records that are:
Request #1, #2 and #4 seeks information or asks questions and does not
identify specific government records. As such, your request is an invalid
OPRA request and is denied. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005), New
Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing,
390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007).
This response is transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b.
Good morning OPRA Responses,
Please closed this OPRA request as invalid and denied due to the
following:
1. Failure to respond and provide a written clarification.
2. Request seeks information rather than identifying government records.
Regards,
Lynnette Rivera
Principal Clerk
Records and Identification Bureau
Montclair Police Department
From: Lynnette Rivera
Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 9:47 AM
To: [OPRA #51854 email]
Cc: OPRA Responses <[email address]>; Benjamin Campos
<[email address]>
Subject: OM Kim 08.31.2023 Clarification
Good morning Eric Kim,
Your OPRA and the common law right of access request sought access to the
following:
Dear Montclair 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:
1. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police
department. -POLICE
2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers
for the first time (year and month). -POLICE
3. All invoices of body cameras purchases (if body cameras were
purchased). -FINANCE
4. Dates of initial body camera assignment for each police officer
currently employed. -POLICE
Yours faithfully,
T. Kim
The request seeks specific government records that are:
Currently, your requests #1, 2 and 4, fails to identify with reasonable
clarity the specific government records sought, as is required by Bent v.
Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). At
this time, the Montclair Police Department, Records and Identification
Bureau request clarification of your OPRA request. Please respond in
writing and identify the specific government records sought so that we may
process your request. Failure to provide written clarification of your
request will result in the closure of this OPRA request.
The custodian’s response time stops until the requestor provides
clarification.
This response is transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b.
Regards,
Lynnette Rivera
Principal Clerk
Records and Identification Bureau
Montclair Police Department