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Dear Bernards Township School District,
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:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation, Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present
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,
Tony Michael
Hello,
The Bernards Township Board of Education (“District”) records custodian
received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) on
Wednesday October 22, 2025. The seven business day deadline to respond to
your Request is October 29, 2025. As such, the District is timely
responding to your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.
Your Request seeks the following records:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present.
Preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as
attachments.
OPRA allows the records custodian to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. The District requires an additional 2 weeks (until
November 12, 2025) to compile, review,and produce the potentially
responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The District also
reserves the right to request an additional extension of time if
necessary. See Scheeler v.New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint
No. 2014-123 (2016).
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Very truly yours,
James Rollo
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S). This message
may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and
federal privacy laws. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately and delete and discard this message and any
attachments. Please be advised that any review, dissemination,
distribution, copying or disclosure of this message by anyone other than
an intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Here are 3 of 5 attached.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM Ekta Desai <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Hello,
Attached is the 2 of 5 for your OPRA request.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S). This message
may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and
federal privacy laws. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately and delete and discard this message and any
attachments. Please be advised that any review, dissemination,
distribution, copying or disclosure of this message by anyone other than
an intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
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Here is 5 of 5.
Your Request is now deemed answered and closed.
Very truly yours,
James Rollo
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM Ekta Desai <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Here is 4 of 5
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM Ekta Desai <[2][email address]>
wrote:
Here are 3 of 5 attached.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
Hello,
Attached is the 2 of 5 for your OPRA request.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S). This message
may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and
federal privacy laws. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately and delete and discard this message and any
attachments. Please be advised that any review, dissemination,
distribution, copying or disclosure of this message by anyone other than
an intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Hello,
The Bernards Township Board of Education (“District”) records custodian
received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request
(“Request”) on Wednesday October 22, 2025. The seven business day deadline
to respond to your Request was October 29, 2025.The District requested an
additional 2 weeks (until November 12, 2025) to compile, review,and
produce the potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey
law. As such, the District is timely responding to your Request in
accordance with New Jersey law.
Your Request seeks the following records:
All fire alarm and fire extinguisher invoices (Service, Installation,
Inspections Etc.) from 2019 to present. Preferred delivery method for
response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments.
Due to the volume of the files for the responsive records for your opra
request, it will be sent as zip attachments in 5 separate emails. This
email has 1 of the 5 zip files attached.
Your Request is now deemed answered and closed.
Very truly yours,
James Rollo
Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S). This message
may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and
federal privacy laws. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately and delete and discard this message and any
attachments. Please be advised that any review, dissemination,
distribution, copying or disclosure of this message by anyone other than
an intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
Here is 4 of 5
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM Ekta Desai <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Here are 3 of 5 attached.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM Ekta Desai <[2][email address]>
wrote:
Hello,
Attached is the 2 of 5 for your OPRA request.
Ekta Desai
Executive Assistant to the Business Administrator
Bernards Township Board of Education
101 Peachtree Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 204-2600 ext. 7005
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT(S). This message
may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and
federal privacy laws. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify
the sender immediately and delete and discard this message and any
attachments. Please be advised that any review, dissemination,
distribution, copying or disclosure of this message by anyone other than
an intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
References
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2. mailto:[email address]