Updated Municipal Vehicle request
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:
Purchase logs for all municipal issued vehicles in Howell as of 2025, including the make of every municipal-issued vehicle.
Name logs listing the names of government/municipal employees in the township of Howell using a municipal-issued vehicle in 2025.
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,
Patricia Mendoza
Good morning,
Your OPRA request is under review. You should receive a response by the end of business on 9/22/25.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that in order to fulfill your OPRA request 25-2199 an extension is required. Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i
If the documents are available prior to the extension to 10/1/25 they will be sent to you.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good morning,
We are seeking clarification on what it is that you are requesting. Do you need a purchase log of vehicles purchased in 2025 or a purchase log of vehicles still in service in 2025?
Please let me know at your earliest convenience.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good morning,
We are seeking clarification on what it is that you are requesting. Do you need a purchase log of vehicles purchased in 2025 or a purchase log of vehicles still in service in 2025?
Please let me know at your earliest convenience so that your request can be processed.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good morning,
Please be advised, that your OPRA request 25-2199 requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill because I am still waiting for clarification from you on what is required.
Do you need a purchase log of vehicles purchased in 2025 or a purchase log of vehicles still in service in 2025?
OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i.
Completion of this request has been extended to 10/10/25. If I do not receive clarification by that date your OPRA will be closed.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241