Purchase order history for the police department from 2020 - 2023
Dear Rahway City,
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
This OPRA request has been received on Thursday, August 31, 2023. It will
be reviewed and processed. A response will be sent within seven (7)
business days after the City's custodian of records receives the
request.Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with
reasonable clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all
of an agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask
questions are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police
Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). In addition, record
custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in
response to an OPRA request. You will be notified if your OPRA request
requires clarification or is non-conforming.Please contact this office
should you require further guidance.
Sincerely,
[1]A picture OPRA
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text, ceramic City of Rahway
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Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [2][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[3]www.CityOfRahway.org
[4]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
This response to your request is being provided on Tuesday, September 12,
2023.
Your request requires additional time to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians
to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically,
OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when
the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by
that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until September 26, 2023.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please excuse the delay
and contact this office should you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
[1]A picture OPRA
containing
text, ceramic City of Rahway
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porcelain
Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [2][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[3]www.CityOfRahway.org
[4]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
From: Opra <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 3:29 PM
To: Eric Kim <[OPRA #51956 email]>
Cc: Opra <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA Request 2023-374; Police Department Purchases (Jan
2020-Present)
This OPRA request has been received on Thursday, August 31, 2023. It will
be reviewed and processed. A response will be sent within seven (7)
business days after the City's custodian of records receives the
request.Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with
reasonable clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all
of an agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask
questions are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police
Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). In addition, record
custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in
response to an OPRA request. You will be notified if your OPRA request
requires clarification or is non-conforming.Please contact this office
should you require further guidance.
Sincerely,
[5]A picture OPRA
containing
text, ceramic City of Rahway
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porcelain
Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [6][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[7]www.CityOfRahway.org
[8]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY.
This response to your request is being provided on Wednesday, September
13, 2023 pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A.
47:1A.
You requested the following:
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.
The attached records were identified as responsive to your request.
PLEASE NOTE:
The City Clerk’s office will not respond to follow-up questions. Questions
should be directed to the department(s) that provided the response;
contact information is listed below.
When contacting the department, please reference the OPRA Request/Response
number.
┌──────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Finance │732-827-2020 or [1][email address] │
└──────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Sincerely,
[2]A picture OPRA
containing
text, ceramic City of Rahway
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porcelain
Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [3][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[4]www.CityOfRahway.org
[5]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
From: Opra <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 4:19 PM
To: Eric Kim <[OPRA #51956 email]>
Cc: Opra <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA Request 2023-374; Police Department Purchases (Jan
2020-Present)
This response to your request is being provided on Tuesday, September 12,
2023.
Your request requires additional time to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians
to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically,
OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when
the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by
that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until September 26, 2023.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please excuse the delay
and contact this office should you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
[6]A picture OPRA
containing
text, ceramic City of Rahway
ware,
porcelain
Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
generated
Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [7][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[8]www.CityOfRahway.org
[9]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/
From: Opra <[10][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 3:29 PM
To: Eric Kim <[11][OPRA #51956 email]>
Cc: Opra <[12][email address]>
Subject: OPRA Request 2023-374; Police Department Purchases (Jan
2020-Present)
This OPRA request has been received on Thursday, August 31, 2023. It will
be reviewed and processed. A response will be sent within seven (7)
business days after the City's custodian of records receives the
request.Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with
reasonable clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all
of an agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask
questions are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police
Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). In addition, record
custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in
response to an OPRA request. You will be notified if your OPRA request
requires clarification or is non-conforming.Please contact this office
should you require further guidance.
Sincerely,
[13]A picture OPRA
containing
text, ceramic City of Rahway
ware,
porcelain
Description
automatically Phone: (732) 827-2100
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [14][email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
[15]www.CityOfRahway.org
[16]www.cityofrahway.org/departments/municipal-clerk/