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08/22/23 Editor’s Note: The original submission (below) has been reviewed, interpreted to the best of our ability, and revised for clarity:
Date sent in to Sunshine: 08/11/23
Original Subject:
Salary and Compensation Records RequestOriginal Message:
This request is for the Town of Black MountainPursuant to N.C.G.S. 160A-168(b), I am requesting the following records for the time period of July 1, 2023 to current for Town of Black Mountain employees in the following departments and positions: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Public Works Director, HR Director, Finance Director, Assistant Finance Director or Senior Accountant, Town Clerk, Project Manager, and Planning Director.
N.C.G.S. 160A-168(b)(1)(6) – Employee Name & Title
N.C.G.S. 160A-168(b)(4) – Town Manager Contract
N.C.G.S. 160A-168(b)(7)(8)(10) – Pay, bonuses, or other form of compensation paid by the town including the date and amount of increase/decrease in salary ( to include recently adopted budgetary increases and any comp time or on-call time/stand by time payout). I am requesting comp time or bonus time hour balances as of the date of this request.”Government Entity:
Other (indicate in message)Start Date / End Date:
July 01, 2023 – August 11, 2023The message we send to the Town of Black Mountain’s Next Request Portal, will be as is now written in the “Message” section at the top of this webpage.
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