Township Manager Applicants
Dear Howell Township,
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:
Applications for Township Manager from 5/1/2025 to present, include resumes and emails sent to and from Township email addresses.
Emails and correspondence between Government Strategies Group employees and Township email addresses regarding Township Manager position between 5/1/2025 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.
Good Afternoon,
Your OPRA has been denied as "no public agency shall disclose the resumes, applications for employment or other information concerning job applicants while a recruitment search is ongoing". See Executive Order No. 26 (McGreevey 2002). See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 defining “Government record” to exclude such materials.
This OPRA is closed. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Diane Festino
Diane Festino, RMC, CMR
Township Clerk
Howell Township
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 Ext. 2125