Dear Records Custodian HOWELL,
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I respectfully request access to and copies of specific government records maintained by Howell Township.

I am requesting all emails and written correspondence, including attachments, related to the proposal, discussion, consideration, evaluation, or potential implementation of any shared services agreement between Howell Township and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center.

This request includes both external communications and internal communications among Howell Township officials and employees.

This request is limited to records dated from January 1, 2019 through the date of December 31, 2024.

This request includes, but is not limited to, communications involving the following email domains and addresses:

@mcsonj.org
@co.monmouth.nj.us
@twp.howell.nj.us
@howellpolice.org
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To assist in identifying responsive records, this request includes communications containing any of the following terms:

“shared services”
“911 dispatch”
“communications center”
“MCSO”
“consolidation”
“radio system”
“Emergency Medical Services”
“Emergency Fire Services”
“MED Star”
Please include all responsive records regardless of format, including email attachments and any available metadata.

I request that these records be provided electronically, preferably in native format (e.g., .pst, .msg, or .pdf), if available.

If any portion of this request is denied, please provide the specific legal basis for each denial, along with the name, title, and signature of the custodian, as required by OPRA.

If this request is deemed unclear or overly broad, I respectfully request that you contact me so that I may clarify or narrow the request.

If fulfillment of this request will result in any fees, please advise me in advance of the cost prior to processing.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response within the statutory time-frame.

Sincerely,
Keith Branning