Vendor History Reports for 2017 Public Notices
Dear Berkeley Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I certify under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3 that I have not been convicted of an indictable offense. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Please provide a copy of a vendor history report in electronic format from [Authority name]'s computerized accounting system detailing all payments made to the following vendors for public notice publication fees from January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2017:
1. Asbury Park Press
2. Press of Atlantic City
3. The Star-Ledger (aka NJ Advance Media)
Please note that I am not seeking copies of actual bills or purchase orders, just the computer generated vendor history report(s) detailing the payments for this time period for the identified vendors.
Yours faithfully,
Gavin Rozzi
To whom it may concern,
The Berkeley Township Clerk's Office received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 08, 2018. The official Records Custodian, Beverly M. Carle received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 18 2018. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 2nd business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
Please provide a copy of a vendor history report in electronic format from [Authority name]'s computerized accounting system detailing all payments made to the following vendors for public notice publication fees from January 1st, 2017 to December 31st, 2017:
1. Asbury Park Press -Attached
2. Press of Atlantic City - Attached
3. The Star-Ledger (aka NJ Advance Media) -Attached
These records are being transmitted to you via email as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., the cost associated with this request is $0.00.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by Berkeley Township 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 [email address], or at their web site at 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.