Buncombe County Submitted: February 28, 2023 | Updated: March 21, 2023

(February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

Hello Buncombe County, NC Sheriff's Office (Records Officer),

I'd like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law:
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

A. If such a record exists – Please provide the electronic copy (or online link to the publicly available copy) of the current “Medical Emergency Policy Manual” for all Buncombe County Detention Center staff.

B. If such a record exists – Please provide the section of the current “Buncombe County Detention Center Policy Manual” that governs staff's interactions with inmates experiencing health issues and medical emergencies.

(If there are older versions of this section of the policy manual that have existed since January 01, 2019 – please include the electronic copy of all of those versions as well).

If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.

** Please Note: I am simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I am NOT asking 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 an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of this record should already exist). 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.**

I do not have any additional or further clarifying information to provide.
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Please note that by submitting this request, I am NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and explanations for those charges upfront, and do not proceed until I can respond.

By Law I am 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 from the 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!

Editor’s Note: 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: Government Processing Request

Activity:

  • March 21, 2023 2:24 pm

    3 days ago

    from: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Mar 21, 2023, 2:24 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    Yes, working on this.

     

    Aaron Sarver

    Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office,

    Public Affairs Director

    p. (828) 250-4414 c. (828) 713-0452

    60 Court Plaza, 4th Floor – Asheville, NC 28801

    21st Century Policing. Procedural Justice.

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • March 14, 2023 4:28 pm

    1 week ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
    date: Mar 14, 2023, 4:28 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    Hi Aaron,

     

    I’m following up on this public records request, first sent to your office on March 02, 2023:
    (February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    I have not received a response.

     

    Can you please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing? And if possible, please provide an anticipated timeline for its completion.

     

    I will plan on following up again in late-March, if I have not heard anything else before then.

     

    Thank you for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Follow up
  • March 2, 2023 4:29 pm

    3 weeks ago

    from: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Mar 2, 2023, 4:29 PM
    subject: Automatic reply: Records Request: (February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    I am out of the office and away from email on December 8 and 9.

    Status: Sent to Government
  • March 2, 2023 4:29 pm

    3 weeks ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
    date: Mar 2, 2023, 4:29 PM
    subject: Records Request: (February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    Hello Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office (Records Officer),

     

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

     

    If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.

     

    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 before the end of the month if I have not heard back before then.

     

    Here are the details of the request:

     

    Subject: February 2023) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: Medical emergency policy manual and sections. Related to Bunc. Co. Detention Center staff. 01/01/2019 – present day.

     

    Message: “Hello Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office (Records Officer),

     

    I’d like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law:
    Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

     

    A. If such a record exists – Please provide the electronic copy (or online link to the publicly available copy) of the current “Medical Emergency Policy Manual” for all Buncombe County Detention Center staff.

     

    B. If such a record exists – Please provide the section of the current “Buncombe County Detention Center Policy Manual” that governs staff’s interactions with inmates experiencing health issues and medical emergencies.

     

    (If there are older versions of this section of the policy manual that have existed since January 01, 2019 – please include the electronic copy of all of those versions as well).

     

    If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.

     

    ** Please Note: I am simply requesting an electronic copy of an electronic record, if one exists. I am NOT asking 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 an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of this record should already exist). 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.**

     

    I do not have any additional or further clarifying information to provide.
    ——————

     

    Please note that by submitting this request, I am NOT agreeing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to my request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and explanations for those charges upfront, and do not proceed until I can respond.

     

    By Law I am 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 from the 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!”

     

    Thank you!

     

    ** 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.

    Status: Sent to Government
  • February 28, 2023 5:25 pm

    3 weeks ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending