Roberta Lang - Operational review services report and Personnel Practices - Government Strategy Group paid $48,900 for their services
Dear Roberta Lang,
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:
Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August 9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall Municipal. The taxpayers paid $48,900 for these service/reports and they would be public. I notice the timing is after Kate Kohri's lawsuit was filed against Wall Township Municipal.
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.
Regards,
Betsy Cross
cc: Wall Committee - Tim Clayton (Mayor), Dan Becht (Deputy Mayor), Tim Farell, Kevin Orender, Erin Mangan. Jennifer Cinelli, John Gross
The Township is in receipt of your OPRA request. Response is due on or before 4/23/2025. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact this office.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
Dear Roberta Lang,
Please be sure to attach the report as a PDF only on OPRA MACHINE in response to this OPRA request.
Yours sincerely,
Betsy Cross
Sent 1:27 PM 4/23/2025
Dear Roberta Lang,
This OPRA is due today that I requested on April 11, 2025. Please be sure to attach the report as a PDF ONLY on OPRA MACHINE in response to this OPRA request. Please do not send a link from Catherine Kim or Sean Kean's who are the Attorney's for the district. Sean Kean is also my assemblyman his firm is also named in the current lawsuit by Kate Kohri. Mr. Kean has also been deposed in the Kate Kohri lawsuit.
See below from ECOURTS FILING from March 4, 2025
"Honorable Rukhsanah L. Signh, U.S.MJ.
United States District Court - Trenton
Clarkson S. Fisher Fed. Bldg.
402 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
RE: KOHRI, KATHLEEN VS. WALL TOWNSHIP
Our File No. : 92912 ELH
Docket No. : 3:22-CV-05954-MAS-RLS
Dear Judge Singh:
This firm represents Defendant Wall Township in the above-referenced litigation.
On March 3, 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel sent the undersigned copies of three
subpoenas for the depositions of attorneys who worked for Cleary, Giacobbe,
Alfieri Jacobs LLC, the law firm which represents Wall Township. These three
attorneys participated in the investigation of employment-related claims brought
by Plaintiff Kathleen Khori, then-Assistant Township Administrator, against her
supervisor, Township Administrator Jeffrey Bertrand.
We are writing to request permission to file a Motion for a Protective Order to
prevent these depositions.
"A copy of Cleary Giacobbe’s investigation report was previously provided to
Plaintiff in discovery, and constitutes the best evidence as to this investigation.
Plaintiff has also deposed Sean Kean, Esq., the primary counsel at the Cleary
firm representing Wall Township. Such additional depositions, which are
unilaterally noticed for March 20, 2025, will, by necessity, seek information
protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege.
Besides Kean, Plaintiff has already deposed five (5) Township officials and
employees, and has noticed the depositions of two (2) additional Township
employees that will take place this month. Plaintiff was not precluded from
questioning these individuals as to the contents of the investigation report.
Lastly, Plaintiff’s subpoena requests each of these three attorneys to provide
“electronically stored information, or objects, and must permit inspection,
copying, testing, or sampling of the material.” Yet, Plaintiff’s subpoenas are
entirely open-ended and do not specify the information sought. The Court
should not permit the continuation of Plaintiff’s obvious “fishing expedition” in
the vain hope of finding evidence to support her unsubstantiated claims.
For all the above-stated reasons, Defendant requests that the Court either rule
sua sponte that the depositions of these three additional Wall Township
attorneys are prohibited, or, alternatively, allow Defendant the opportunity to file
a Motion for a Protective Order precluding these depositions.
Respectfully submitted,
METHFESSEL & WERBEL, ESQS.
Steven K. Parness
[email address]
Ext. 144"
Regards,
Betsy Cross
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11, 2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August 9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall Municipal."
Some of the responsive documents may indeed contain confidential and sensitive information that will require attorney review and redaction prior to release. As such, the Township will require an extension that records custodians are allowed prior to granting access to a government record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the Township’s response to your OPRA request on or about April 30, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11,
2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services
contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August
9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall
Municipal."
The Township will require an extension that records custodians are allowed
prior to granting access to a government record pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the Township’s response to your
OPRA request on or about May 21, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all
correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at [1]http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
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From: OPRA <[Wall Township request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 2:42 PM
To: '[OPRA #74656 email]'
<[OPRA #74656 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[Wall Township request email]>
Subject: RE: 185-2025
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11,
2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services
contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August
9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall
Municipal."
Some of the responsive documents may indeed contain confidential and
sensitive information that will require attorney review and redaction
prior to release. As such, the Township will require an extension that
records custodians are allowed prior to granting access to a government
record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the
Township’s response to your OPRA request on or about April 30, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all
correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at [2]http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11,
2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services
contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August
9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall
Municipal."
The Township will require an extension that records custodians are allowed
prior to granting access to a government record pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the Township’s response to your
OPRA request on or about May 27, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all
correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at [1]http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
From: OPRA <[Wall Township request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 3:44 PM
To: '[OPRA #74656 email]'
<[OPRA #74656 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[Wall Township request email]>
Subject: Re: 185-2025
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11,
2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services
contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August
9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall
Municipal."
The Township will require an extension that records custodians are allowed
prior to granting access to a government record pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the Township’s response to your
OPRA request on or about May 21, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all
correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at [2]http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
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From: OPRA <[3][Wall Township request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 2:42 PM
To: '[OPRA #74656 email]'
<[4][OPRA #74656 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[5][Wall Township request email]>
Subject: RE: 185-2025
The Township received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) on April 11,
2025 for:
• “Resolution No. 23-0805 was an award for a professional services
contract with GOVERNMENT STRATEGY GROUP at the Municipal meeting on August
9, 2023. I would like to see the finished product given to Wall
Municipal."
Some of the responsive documents may indeed contain confidential and
sensitive information that will require attorney review and redaction
prior to release. As such, the Township will require an extension that
records custodians are allowed prior to granting access to a government
record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). You can expect to receive the
Township’s response to your OPRA request on or about April 30, 2025.
Please be sure to reference 185-2025 in the subject line on all
correspondence.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at [6]http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
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