Spending
Dear East Orange Board of Education,
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
This email is being sent on behalf of Ms. Tia Thomas, Records Custodian
Greetings,
I, Tia Thomas, Records Custodian, received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is Friday, October 31,
2025. I am providing the below link in response to your request on
Monday, November 3, 2025.
This OPRA request is for the following records/documents:
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.
[1]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the (7) business days required by law, you have a right to
challenge the decision by the East Orange Board of Education 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 [2][email address], or
at their web site at [3]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.
Shelley A. Fleming
Administrative Confidential Secretary
East Orange Board of Education
199 4th Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
Phone: (862) 233-7300 ext. 28265
Fax: (973) 678-4987
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From: Tony Michael
<[4][OPRA #82454 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 12:00:22 AM
To: Tia Thomas <[5][East Orange Board of Education request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Spending
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Dear East Orange Board of Education,
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
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