We are requesting emails from January 2017 to March 2018 referring to the blue Hart/Harp program. We requesting email though the police station referring to the Blue Hart/Harp program.
Monmouth County CARE made this OPRA request to Brick Township This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Brick Township,
We are requesting emails from January 2017 to March 2018 referring to the blue Hart/Harp program. We requesting email though the police station referring to the Blue Hart/Harp program.
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:
Yours faithfully,
Monmouth County CARE
Dear Monmouth County CARE,
In response to your OPRA request below, your request does not include all of the necessary information for a communications request.
Elcavage v West Milford Twp. (Passiac), GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010: the Council held that "an OPRA request for an email or emails shall therefore focus upon the following four (4) characteristics:
1. Content and/or subject
2. Specific date or range of dates
3. Sender (specifically)
And/or
4. Recipient (specifically)
In accord with MAG, supra, and its progeny, in order to specifically identify an e-mail, OPRA requests must contain: (1) the content and/or subject of the e-mail, (2) the specific date or range of dates during which the e-mail was transmitted or the emails were transmitted, and (3) a valid email request must identify the sender and/or the recipient thereof (specifically).
Please clarify.
Sincerely,
Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Brick Township, NJ
732-262-1003
Dear Jessica Larney,
1. Content and/or subject- blue hart/harp program
2. Specific date or range of dates January 2017 thru March of 2018
3. Sender (specifically) ocean prosecutor office/ brick police department
And/or
4. Recipient (specifically) Brick police depart/ ocean county
Yours sincerely,
Monmouth County CARE
"Specific" is for specific individuals, not departments.
The GRC (Government Records Council) gives this example:
Example of an overly broad request: “Any and all records related to the construction of the new high school.”
Example of a valid request: “Any and all e-mails between Jane Doe and John Smith regarding the construction of the new high school from January 1, 2009 to February 28, 2009.”
Sincerely,
Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Brick Township, NJ
732-262-1003