Whistleblower Complaints involving Fire Chief Daniel Galatro
Dear Hopewell Twp Fire District #1,
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:
1. Any documents delivered to Hopewell Township Fire District #1 pertaining to Daniel P. Galatro Jr. between 2023-2024 in reference to his mismanagement of the fire department, namely any whistleblower complaints.
2. Any and all executive session meeting minutes involving Chief Daniel Galatro from January 2023 to June of 2023.
3. Any and all discipline involving Daniel P. Galatro Jr.
4. Any and all emails between any Commissioners of the Board, Chief Matthew Martin, Lt. J. Moore, externally employed labor attorneys or general counsel and/or Commissioners of the Hopewell Borough Fire District #1 involving Chief Daniel Galatro between January 2023 and June 2023.
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,
Hopewell Valley Accountability
Good morning,
I have forwarded your request to the appropriate Records Custodian for
Hopewell Township Fire District #1, which is a separate agency from
Hopewell Township. For further inquiries or clarification regarding this
request please send all correspondence to: [1][email address].
Sincerely,
Jessalyn Walters, RMC
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of Hopewell, Mercer County, NJ
Office 609-737-0605 x6620
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From: Katherine Fenton-Newman <[Hopewell Township (Mercer) request email]>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2024 1:49 AM
To: Jessalyn Walters <[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Whistleblower Complaints involving
Fire Chief Daniel Galatro