Elected Official Salaries, Benefits, and Reimbursements

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Charlie Kratovil

Hello,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:
1) documents or statements sufficient to show the current annual salary of the Mayor and each member of the governing body.

2) documents or statements sufficient to show the salary paid to the Mayor and each member of the governing body during the year 2017.

3) documents or statements sufficient to show all benefits bestowed upon each elected official during the year 2017, including but not limited to health insurance, pension benefits, government vehicles, EZPass/parking permits, stipends/allowances, bonuses, or other perks.

4) documents of statements sufficient to show all benefits bestowed upon each elected official during the year 2018, including but not limited to health insurance, pension benefits, government vehicles, EZPass/parking permits, stipends/allowances, bonuses, or other perks.

5) documents or statements sufficient to show all reimbursement payments made to each elected official during the year 2017.

6) documents or statements sufficient to show all reimbursement payments made to each elected official during the year 2018.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil
Editor, New Brunswick Today
732-993-9697

Nerea LaFontaine, Highland Park Borough

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Good morning,
Attached are the documents relating to #5 and #6 (2017 and 2018
reimbursement payments to elected officials) of your OPRA request.
Thank you,
Nerea LaFontaine
Assistant Finance Officer
Borough of Highland Park
221 S. Fifth Ave
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-819-3785 (Direct Line)

Charlie Kratovil

Hello,

I am responding to advise you that the documents provided by your office in response to this OPRA request included Social Security numbers. I am asking you to provide redacted versions omitting the numbers.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Nerea LaFontaine, Highland Park Borough

Good afternoon Charlie,
I've reviewed the files and I do not see any social security numbers on
the paperwork.  The only number I see is the tax exempt number for the
Borough on the purchase orders.
Thank you,
Nerea
Nerea LaFontaine
Assistant Finance Officer
Borough of Highland Park
221 S. Fifth Ave
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-819-3785 (Direct Line)

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Charlie Kratovil

SSN's for the Mayor and one of the Council members (and their spouses) are visible on the healthcare-related pages.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Nerea LaFontaine, Highland Park Borough

You would need to contact the person who sent that portion of the OPRA
request.  I do not have those files.
Nerea LaFontaine
Assistant Finance Officer
Borough of Highland Park
221 S. Fifth Ave
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-819-3785 (Direct Line)

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Charlie Kratovil

To the Borough Clerk's Office:

I am writing to inform you that the documents provided in response to this request included Social Security numbers.

Please respond to the original request with documents that redact that information.

For your convenience, here is the original request made under OPRA and the common law right of access:

Records requested:
1) documents or statements sufficient to show the current annual salary of the Mayor and each member of the governing body.

2) documents or statements sufficient to show the salary paid to the Mayor and each member of the governing body during the year 2017.

3) documents or statements sufficient to show all benefits bestowed upon each elected official during the year 2017, including but not limited to health insurance, pension benefits, government vehicles, EZPass/parking permits, stipends/allowances, bonuses, or other perks.

4) documents of statements sufficient to show all benefits bestowed upon each elected official during the year 2018, including but not limited to health insurance, pension benefits, government vehicles, EZPass/parking permits, stipends/allowances, bonuses, or other perks.

5) documents or statements sufficient to show all reimbursement payments made to each elected official during the year 2017.

6) documents or statements sufficient to show all reimbursement payments made to each elected official during the year 2018.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil
Editor, New Brunswick Today
732-993-9697

Jennifer Santiago, Highland Park Borough

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Good Morning Mr.  Kratovil ,
Thank you very much for bringing that to our attention it is greatly
appreciated.  Please see the attached documents as requested with those
items redacted.    
Kindly confirm that the original information as provided has been
destroyed.
Thank you again and have a good day, 
Jennifer
Jennifer A Santiago
Deputy Borough Clerk/Deputy Registrar
The Borough of Highland Park  
County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey
221 South 5th Avenue
Highland Park, New Jersey 08904
TEL. (732) 819-3782
FAX (732) 777-6006

 

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