2022-0480
Date Received: 3/11/2022
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: JerseyShoreMan
Information Requested: From: JerseyShoreMan
<[OPRA #30089 email]>
Date: 3/10/22 4:56 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Township Clerk <[Lakewood Township request email]>
Subject: [External] OPRA request - Settlement agreements

Dear Lakewood 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:

As per the NJ Supreme Court ruling on 3/7/22, settlement agreements
are now public record. Please send copies of all settlement
agreements from January 1, 2019-Present.

Please send the documents directly through email, not the portal.

Yours faithfully,

JerseyShoreMan

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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below
UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #30089 email]

[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request

BE ADVISED ALL TOWNSHIP BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED. STAFF IS WORKING
REMOTELY. THEREFORE, THIS MAY AFFECT THE DUE DATE OF YOUR REQUEST AS
ACCESS TO CERTAIN FILES MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND
PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO RESPOND AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request. The official Records Custodian received your request today.
As such, the Township will respond as soon as possible but no later
than seven (7) business days.
Spatial Data Logic 2021

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2022-0480
Date Received: 3/10/2022
Status: Under Review
Applicant: JerseyShoreMan
Information Requested: From: JerseyShoreMan
<[OPRA #30089 email]>
Date: 3/10/22 4:56 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Township Clerk <[Lakewood Township request email]>
Subject: [External] OPRA request - Settlement agreements

Dear Lakewood 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:

As per the NJ Supreme Court ruling on 3/7/22, settlement agreements
are now public record. Please send copies of all settlement
agreements from January 1, 2019-Present.

Please send the documents directly through email, not the portal.

Yours faithfully,

JerseyShoreMan

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below
UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #30089 email]

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request dated 3/10/2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline
to respond to your request is 3/21/2022. This response to your
request is being made on 3/15/2022.

Please clarify your request as to what settlement agreements you are
requesting. Personnel? motor vehicle accident? or something else?

The township doesn't make or maintain a file called "all settlement
agreements".
Spatial Data Logic 2021

2022-0480
Date Received: 3/10/2022
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: JerseyShoreMan
Information Requested: From: JerseyShoreMan
<[OPRA #30089 email]>
Date: 3/10/22 4:56 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Township Clerk <[Lakewood Township request email]>
Subject: [External] OPRA request - Settlement agreements

Dear Lakewood 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:

As per the NJ Supreme Court ruling on 3/7/22, settlement agreements
are now public record. Please send copies of all settlement
agreements from January 1, 2019-Present.

Please send the documents directly through email, not the portal.

Yours faithfully,

JerseyShoreMan

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below
UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #30089 email]

CLARIFICATION RCVD VIA EMAIL 3/16 AS FOLLOWS: "Please send the
personnel settlement agreements."

Dear Requestor,

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on 3/10/2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 3/25/2022. This response to your request
is being provided to you on the 5th business day after the
custodian's receipt of said request.

The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request.

1.   Personnel Settlement Agreement

Please note there are no other records responsive to your request.
This deems your request complete.

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 Lakewood 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.
Spatial Data Logic 2021