Other (indicate in message) Submitted: October 5, 2021 | Updated: November 18, 2021

(October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Hello Alexander County, NC Government (Records Officer),

I'd like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law:

Please provide a list of all full-time and part-time Alexander County employees as of 10/05/2021 (or the date the query is performed). Please include: First name and Last name, County Department, Job title and Job Description, Annual salary.

Thank you for your assistance!

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Status: Completed

Documents:

Activity:

November 18, 2021 4:55 pm
2 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 18, 2021, 4:55 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good afternoon Sylvia,

Thank you for providing this information. I have marked this request as completed on our site.

Have a good day!

Status: Completed
November 16, 2021 4:10 pm
2 years ago

from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Nov 16, 2021, 4:10 PM
subject: RE: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good afternoon,

Please see the information below for information on accessing the job descriptions for Alexander County. Thank you.

Sylvia, the Sunshine Group can access the Job Description information at the below link which will be available for 10 days and then expire. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

**Editor’s Note: Please see referenced file “sunshine-list-job-descriptions.zip” at top left in documents

Status: Response Received from Government
November 11, 2021 4:27 pm
2 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Nov 11, 2021, 4:27 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for your reply.

I’d like to clarify that NC Public Records Law allows you to charge a requester for the “actual costs” of copying the records if they’re requesting printouts. However, it does not allow for requesters to be charged “per page” for an electronic record.

Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

I’m not requesting and do not want physical copies of a list of full-time and part-time Alexander County employees and their positions / salaries. I’m also not asking for the records to be provided in a medium in which they do not already exist.

I have requested what I believe should be electronic records, which you should be able to provide electronically.

You are allowed to charge a reasonable fee for the cost of gathering the electronic records — which would be an hourly fee.

Please provide a quote for that service, as well as a copy or link to Alexander County’s current Public Records Request Policy. At that time, I will indicate to the requester on our website that if they wish to pursue the request further they can reach out to your office directly.

** 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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That said — Please note that I cannot commit to pay any fees / associated costs related to any requests on our site. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, please let me know the potential cost, and I will ask that you cease processing the request at that time. I will mark the request as “Completed” on our site.”

We’ll make one more attempt to follow up in one week, and if at that point we still haven’t heard back I will go ahead and mark this request as denied. If at any point in the future once the request has been marked as denied you wish to reply, we will reopen at that time.

Thank you for your assistance!

Status: Follow up
October 28, 2021 11:29 am
2 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Oct 28, 2021, 11:29 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for your reply.

I’d like to clarify that NC Public Records Law allows you to charge a requester for the “actual costs” of copying the records if they’re requesting printouts. However, it does not allow for requesters to be charged “per page” for an electronic record.

Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

I’m not requesting and do not want physical copies of a list of full-time and part-time Alexander County employees and their positions / salaries. I’m also not asking for the records to be provided in a medium in which they do not already exist.

I have requested what I believe should be electronic records, which you should be able to provide electronically.

You are allowed to charge a reasonable fee for the cost of gathering the electronic records — which would be an hourly fee.

Please provide a quote for that service, as well as a copy or link to Alexander County’s current Public Records Request Policy. At that time, I will indicate to the requester on our website that if they wish to pursue the request further they can reach out to your office directly.

** 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. **

——

That said — Please note that I cannot commit to pay any fees / associated costs related to any requests on our site. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, please let me know the potential cost, and I will ask that you cease processing the request at that time. I will mark the request as “Completed” on our site.”

Thank you for your assistance!

Status: Clarification Provided
October 19, 2021 11:26 am
2 years ago

from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Oct 19, 2021, 11:26 AM
subject: RE: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good morning,

Attached is a pdf of the information requested, with one exception. The request asked for job descriptions, however those documents are two to four pages long for each position. Copies can be made, however, it would require more time and a cost would be associated with this of 10-cents per page. There is not enough space to provide an adequate summary within the spreadsheet. Please let me know if your requester wishes to pursue this portion of the inquiry.

Thank you,

Sylvia L. Turnmire

Human Resources Director

Alexander County

621 Liledoun Road

Taylorsville, NC 28681

Ph. (828) 632-1132

Fax (828) 632-0059

**Editor’s Note: Please see referenced file “Sunshine Request – October 2021.pdf” at top left in documents

Status: Response Received from Government
October 14, 2021 1:53 pm
2 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
cc: “Starnes, Jamie” <[email protected]>,
“French, Rick” <[email protected]>
date: Oct 14, 2021, 1:53 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good afternoon Sylvia,

Thank you for this update. I will plan on following up again in early November if I haven’t heard back by then.

Appreciate your assistance!

Status: Government Processing Request
October 6, 2021 4:30 pm
2 years ago

from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>,
“Starnes, Jamie” <[email protected]>,
“French, Rick” <[email protected]>
date: Oct 6, 2021, 4:30 PM
subject: RE: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good afternoon.

I’ve received your request. Due to the magnitude of information requested (it is in separate databases that have to be merged), I am hopeful to have it complete by the end of the month, but I will get it to you as soon as I can.

Thank you,

Sylvia Turnmire

Human Resources Director

Alexander County

621 Liledoun Road

Taylorsville, NC 28681

Ph. (828) 632-1132

Fax (828) 632-0059

Status: Government Processing Request
October 6, 2021 3:11 pm
2 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Starnes, Jamie” <[email protected]>,
“French, Rick” <[email protected]>,
“Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Oct 6, 2021, 3:11 PM
subject: Records Request: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Good afternoon Alexander County Government,

I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.

Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again around the end of the month if I have not heard back before then.

Here are the details of the request:

Subject: (October 2021) Request for all Alexander County, NC Government: Employee salaries as of 10/05/21

Message: “Hello Alexander County, NC Government (Records Officer),

I’d like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law:

Please provide a list of all full-time and part-time Alexander County employees as of 10/05/2021 (or the date the query is performed). Please include: First name and Last name, County Department, Job title and Job Description, Annual salary.

Thank you for your assistance!”

Thank you!

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

Status: Sent to Government
October 5, 2021 1:34 pm
2 years ago

Submitted to Sunshine Request

Status: Pending