Salaries
Dear Clark Township,
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:
I am requesting a listing of the name, position and salary of every employee of Clark, NJ for 2022, 2023, 2024 and if available what 2025 is expected to be. If this is freely available online please provide me where.
If an employee is paid for multiple positions please attempt to break out pay for each position
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.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #70047 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - salaries
Date: December 30, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Sunday, December 29, 2024 1:14 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 30, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"I am requesting a listing of the name, position and salary of every employee of Clark, NJ for 2022, 2023, 2024 and if available what 2025 is expected to be."
Response:
The attached record is responsive to your request and is provided in its entirety.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.