Salaries, time bank balances, etc. request
Dear North Bergen 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.
Records requested:
I am requesting the following information for both of the following employees for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Township administrator Mrs. Janet Castro
1. Employee contract/agreement with township
2. time bank information (from above mentioned years) including sick, vacation, personal, and comp days
3. Payouts of sick, vacation, comp, or personal days if any. ( for above mentioned years)
4. All employee personnel change forms showing salary increases since becoming township administrator.
5. Salary for the above mentioned years.
Employee Jessica Castro
1. Job title and description
2. Time sheets (for above mentioned years)
3. If working remote provide an audit log from the I.T. Department of days and total hours logged into work.
4. Salaries paid for the above mentioned years.
5. Personnel change forms.
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,
JD.
Good Afternoon Ms. Del,
The Township of North Bergen writes in response to your request filed with the Clerk's Office on September 16, 2024 under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. Your request was as follows:
I am requesting the following information for both of the following employees for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Township administrator Mrs. Janet Castro
1. Employee contract/agreement with township
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
2. time bank information (from above mentioned years) including sick, vacation, personal, and comp days
Response: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10, your request is denied.
3. Payouts of sick, vacation, comp, or personal days if any. ( for above mentioned years)
Response: Attached are the responsive records redacted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47-1A-10.
4. All employee personnel change forms showing salary increases since becoming township administrator.
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
5. Salary for the above mentioned years.
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
Employee Jessica Castro
1. Job title and description
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
2. Time sheets (for above mentioned years)
Response: Attached are the responsive records redacted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47-1A-10.
3. If working remote provide an audit log from the I.T. Department of days and total hours logged into work.
Response: There are no government record responsive to your request.
4. Salaries paid for the above mentioned years.
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
5. Personnel change forms.
Response: Attached is the responsive record.
As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township. 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 PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.
Thank you.
Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org