Please be advised that I will be out of the office starting Thursday,
February 8, 2024.  I will return to the office on Monday March 11, 2024 at
9:00 am. In my absence, please contact Jennifer Witham at
[1][email address]. Thank you.

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Dear requestor:

This request as written is overly broad. Text messages are correspondence. A proper request for correspondence under OPRA requires:
(1) A specific sender and recipient
(2) A specific date range; and
(3) The subject matter of the correspondence.
Elcavage v. West Milford Township, GRC Complaint Nos. 2009-07 and 2009-08 (March, 2010).

Government records subject to disclosure under OPRA are defined by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 as:
[A]ny paper, written or printed book, document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof…

In light of these established principles, please clarify your OPRA request, utilizing the above standards for any requests of written correspondence and photographs. The request must include the date range and subject matter of the requested correspondence as well as a date for the requested photographs.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nadene Cicero - Deputy Municipal Clerk <[Plumsted Township request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 2:45 PM
To: Susan Smith <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Texts/photos

Nadene

Nadene M. Cicero, RMC, CMR
Deputy Municipal Clerk/Deputy Registrar
Township of Plumsted
121 Evergreen Road
New Egypt, NJ   08533
609-758-2241 ext. 130
609-758-0123 (Fax)
[email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Phanny Topside-Winch [mailto:[OPRA #59157 email]]
Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 8:57 PM
To: Nadene Cicero - Deputy Municipal Clerk <[Plumsted Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Texts/photos

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Dear Plumsted 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:
Photos from Mayor Cuozzos phone that was used for the elementary school tour he took and the pictures he took inside the school and with the kids.
Text messages between Mayor Cuozzo and the Business Administrator Greg Myhre.

Yours faithfully,

Phanny Topside-Winch

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