Salary and benefits
Dear Clark 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:
The salary and benefits received by the Mayor and Council from 2014 to 2022
Yours faithfully,
Dugan is Sal’s Attorney
To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #31804 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA - Salary and Benefits (response 1 of 2)
Date: May 13, 2022
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 7:50 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 12, 2022. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 1st business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
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.
To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #31804 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA - Salary and Benefits (response 2 of 2)
Date: May 13, 2022
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 7:50 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 12, 2022. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 1st business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
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.