Dear Ms. Roman,

Please see the acknowledgment below.

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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To:           Kelly Roman

From:      James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA, Clerk of the Board

Date:       February 13, 2020

Re:           Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request Acknowledgment

This office received your OPRA request for timesheets, salary history,
pension benefits, health insurance cost, resumes, personal files, list of
duties, job performance and discipline actions regarding Rhashonna Cosby,
John Francis Roman and Gretchen Hickey on February 13, 2020. OPRA requires
that a response be provided within 7 business days, beginning the first
business day after receipt of the request. We will have a response
prepared by February 25, 2020. Records are typically provided to
requestors in electronic format, usually at no cost (see below for
additional information). However, the County will advise you of the page
count and cost, if you wish to buy paper copies. You may also review
documents at no cost in the Clerk of the Board’s Office; if you choose
this option, please call or email ahead to arrange a mutually convenient
appointment. 

Pursuant to Ordinance 710-2010, adopted on October 14, 2010, the following
fee schedule applies for photocopies: pages 1-10: no charge; page 11 and
each page thereafter: $.05 per page for documents that are letter-sized or
smaller, and $.07 per page for documents that are legal-sized or
larger. There shall be a limit of 30 pages forwarded via facsimile to any
requestor, per request. The fee schedule is as follows: pages 1-10: no
charge; pages 11-30: $.05 per page for letter-sized documents, and $.07
per page for legal-sized documents.

If you wish to have records mailed or faxed to you and there is a cost for
same, please send your payment to the following address:

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building – 6^th Floor     

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Please do not send cash; kindly make a check or money order payable to the
County of Union. We will provide the documents upon receipt of payment. 

OPRA ordinarily grants immediate access to budgets, bills, vouchers,
contracts (including collective negotiations agreements and individual
employment contracts), and public employee salary and overtime
information. While the County makes every effort to provide immediate
access to such documents, processing may take longer depending on the
amount of records requested, medium requested, if redaction is required or
documents are in storage, or if the request requires extensive work to
complete. The same is true for requests for non-immediate access
documents. When additional time is needed to process a request, the County
provides requestors with written updates accordingly.

In accordance with OPRA, requests that require extensive work to complete
may be subject to a special service charge in addition to applicable copy
fees and/or archive fees ($2/box). Special service fees are determined on
a case-by-case basis; you will be informed of same before incurring the
charge. Please be advised that work on such requests will not begin until
receipt of the special service charge and/or archive fees.

If no records are available, or the record(s) are exempt in accordance
with OPRA, the County will advise accordingly.

If your OPRA request is denied, you have a right to appeal the decision.
You may file your appeal with the New Jersey Government Records Council
(GRC) or the New Jersey Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6
and 7. For additional information on the appeal process, please visit:
[2]http://www.nj.gov/grc/register/appeal/.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and patience while
we work to fulfill your request. If you have any questions, please call
this office at (908) 527-4178 or (908) 527-4157.

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Dear Ms. Roman,

I’m writing to provide an update on your February 13, 2020, OPRA request
for employment records concerning Rhashonna Cosby, John Francis Roman and
Gretchen Hickey.

Attached please find the salary histories for Rhashonna Cosby, John
Francis Roman and Gretchen Hickey, with Social Security numbers redacted
per OPRA. (Understanding that salary data is immediate access under OPRA,
the 2020 salary data for Ms. Hickey will be forthcoming as soon as
possible.) Additionally, pension benefit data is available here:
[1]https://data.nj.gov/Government-Finance/Y....

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Marlena

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [2][Union County request email]

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Dear Ms. Roman,

I’m writing to provide an update on your February 13, 2020, OPRA request
for employment records concerning Rhashonna Cosby, John Francis Roman and
Gretchen Hickey.

Attached please find the 2020 salary data for Gretchen Hickey (Social
Security number redacted per OPRA), and the employees’ job description,
hereby completing these items. A final response to your request will be
forthcoming.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Marlena

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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Dear Ms. Hickey,

I’m writing to obtain clarification of your February 13, 2020, OPRA
request for timesheets of Rhashonna Cosby, John Francis Roman, and
Gretchen Hickey. In accordance with OPRA, so the County may process your
request, please clarify as to the associated time frame.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Marlena

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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Dear Ms. Roman,

This email constitutes a formal and complete response to your February 13,
2020, OPRA request for employment records concerning Rhashonna Cosby, John
Francis Roman and Gretchen Hickey.

Attached please find the resumes for Ms. Cosby and Mr. Roman (personal
email, home/cell numbers and home addresses redacted per OPRA). There is
no resume to provide for Ms. Hickey. Wherein you request “health insurance
costs,” please clarify whether this refers only to medical or includes
dental, vision and prescription. Wherein you state “personal files”,
assuming this item refers to personnel files, in accordance with OPRA,
please clarify as to the specific government documents you seek.

Please be advised that records as to job performance and discipline
actions are exempt in accordance with the personnel exception in OPRA.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Marlena

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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