(May 2024) Request for Guilford County, NC Government: List of all current employees, elected officials, and their salaries. As of the present day.

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• July 1, 2024 7:25 pm

  1 day ago

  from: Michael Halford <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Jul 1, 2024, 7:25 PM
  subject: Automatic reply: Following up on my public records request #24-523. Please provide a timeline for completion.

   

  Thank you for your email.

   

  I will be out of the office until July 8, 2024. I will respond to your e-mail as soon as possible once I return to the office, If you need immediate assistance, please call J.J. Greeson at 336-641-3383 or visit https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/administration/county-manager for contact information for one of our Assistant County Managers.

   

  Have a great day!
  Michael

   

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  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: [email protected]
  cc: [email protected], [email protected]
  date: Jul 1, 2024, 7:24 PM
  subject: Re: Following up on my public records request #24-523. Please provide a timeline for completion.

   

  Hi Robin, Michael, J.J.,

   

  Please note that I’ve removed Jaime from CC, since their email address continues to give a “bounceback” notice each time I send a message.

   

  I submitted the following public records request to the County on May 15. No updates have been provided since that time: https://guilfordcountync.nextrequest.com/requests/24-523

   

  I followed up via NextRequest on May 23 and 31. I did not receive a response. I also followed up directly via the email thread above on June 10 and 21. I have not received any response.

   

  Under NC Public Records Law, the County is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. Essentially, this means that if you intentionally delay the fulfillment of a request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability to address it, or feels like answering emails, then this could be considered a denial of a request. With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”. http://www.ncpress.com/stories/a-bakers-dozen-for-2022nc-public-records-law,2390

   

  Having made all reasonable attempts to follow up on my request, and having received no response since submitting the request on May 15, I will now mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization. I would highly recommend that the County revisits their current public records request fulfillment process to ensure that you’re in compliance with the Law, and that you fulfill and respond to all requests in a timely manner.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Government Denied Request
• June 21, 2024 3:53 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]>
  date: Jun 21, 2024, 3:53 PM
  subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

   

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  The response from the remote server was:

   

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  From: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  To: rkeller@guilfordcountync.gov
  Cc: mhalford@guilfordcountync.gov, [email protected]
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  Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:53:03 -0400
  Subject: Re: Following up on my public records request #24-523. Please provide a timeline for completion.
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  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: [email protected]
  cc: [email protected], [email protected]
  date: Jun 21, 2024, 3:53 PM
  subject: Re: Following up on my public records request #24-523. Please provide a timeline for completion.

   

  Good afternoon Robin, Michael, Jaime, PIO or custodian(s) of these records,

   

  I submitted the following public records request to the County on May 15th. No updates have been posted since then:

  https://guilfordcountync.nextrequest.com/requests/24-523

   

  The NextRequest page indicates that Robin is the “point of contact” for my request. I followed up via NextRequest on May 23rd and 31st. I did not receive a response. I also followed up directly via the email above on June 10. I have not received a response.

   

  Basic salary data is simple to provide, and many NC entities fulfill requests like this in 1 week or 1 day. I’d like to ask again that you please confirm the request is still being processed, and please provide an anticipated date for its completion. Having made all reasonable attempts to follow up — if I do not hear back in 1 week, I will mark this request as having been “Denied” by the County.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• June 10, 2024 7:03 pm

  3 weeks ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: [email protected]
  cc: [email protected]
  date: Jun 10, 2024, 7:03 PM
  subject: Following up on my public records request #24-523. Please provide a timeline for completion.

   

  Good evening Robin, Michael, PIO or custodian(s) of these records,

   

  I submitted the following public request to the County on May 15, 2024:
  https://guilfordcountync.nextrequest.com/requests/24-523

   

  I received an initial auto-reply on May 15 that just said the request was received and assigned to the HR Department. No further updates have been posted since then. I followed up via NextRequest on May 23 and May 31. I have not received a response.

   

  Can you please confirm the request is being processed, and provide an anticipated date for its completion?

   

  The type of basic salary data I requested is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You have also fulfilled a request like this for me before.

   

  Thank you.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• May 31, 2024 2:07 pm

  1 month ago

  **Editor’s Note: The following message was sent via Guilford County’s NextRequest portal.

   

  Good afternoon,

   

  I submitted the request above to your offices on May 15, 2024.

   

  The type of basic salary data I’ve requested is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You have also fulfilled a request like this for me before.

   

  Please provide me with an anticipated timeline or a date for the completion of my request.

   

  Thank you!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  May 31, 2024, 2:07pm by the requester

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  Status: Follow up
• May 23, 2024 5:37 pm

  1 month ago

  **Editor’s Note: The following message was sent via Guilford County’s NextRequest portal.

   

  Good evening Guilford County records officer,

   

  I submitted the request above on May 15, 2024.

   

  Can you please provide an anticipated date or timeline for the completion of this request?

   

  The type of basic salary data I’ve requested is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You have also fulfilled a request like this for me before.

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  May 23, 2024, 5:37pm by the requester

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  Status: Follow up
• May 15, 2024 3:43 pm

  1 month ago

  Message to requester

   

  Thank you for contacting Guilford County. We have received your request and are working to determine if there are any responsive documents.

   

  Please note: no fees have been calculated at this time. We will notify you via this portal if there are any costs associated with your request.

   

  May 15, 2024, 3:43pm

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  from: Guilford County Public Records <[email protected]>
  reply-to: [email protected]
  to: [email protected]
  date: May 15, 2024, 3:43 PM
  subject: Your Guilford County public records request #24-523 has been opened.

   

  Guilford County Public Records

   

  Your record request #24-523 has been submitted successfully.

   

  Thank you for contacting Guilford County. We have received your request and are working to determine if there are any responsive documents.

  Please note: no fees have been calculated at this time. We will notify you via this portal if there are any costs associated with your request.

   

  View Request 24-523

  https://guilfordcountync.nextrequest.com/requests/24-523

   

  As the requester, you can always see the status of your request by signing into the Guilford County portal.

  If you haven’t already signed in, you may need to activate or setup your account to get started. Once your account is activated, you can communicate directly with the Guilford County through NextRequest.

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  **Editor’s Note 05/15/24: The following request was submitted to Guilford County, NC Government at 3:43pm EST via our login on the County’s public records portal, NextRequest. We will post any updates we receive, on our website. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!

   

  I’d like to make a public records request for info that may be available in your office. Here are the details of my request:

   

  SUBJECT:  

  (May 2024) Request for Guilford County, NC Government: List of all current employees, elected officials, and their salaries. As of the present day.

   

  MESSAGE:

  Good afternoon Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records,

   

  Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

   

  The type of basic salary data I’m requesting is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You’ve also fulfilled a request like this for me before.

   

  Please provide a list of all current Guilford County, NC employees and their annual salaries, as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. This list should include any “elected officials”. Please include the following:

   

  1) Employee first / last name

  2) Date of hire

  3) Position / title / department

  4) Salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]

   

  Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.

   

  ** I’m simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I’m NOT asking for the opportunity to come in person to “inspect”, nor to obtain a printed copy of, this electronic record. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record already exists). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **

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  Please note that by submitting this request, I’m NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it isn’t possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and clear explanations of those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.

   

  By Law I’m not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:

   

  Sunshine Request

  PO Box 17391

  Asheville, NC 28816

   

  The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

   

  Thank you for your assistance!

   

  ** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

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  Status: Sent to Government
• May 15, 2024 3:39 pm

  1 month ago

  Submitted to Sunshine Request

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  Status: Pending