(January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes.

Activity:

• March 20, 2025 5:12 pm

  1 day ago

  from: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 20, 2025, 5:12 PM
  subject: Automatic reply: County Records Request

   

  I am currnetly Out of the Office. If you need immediate assistance, please call 704-878-3000 to speak with another member of the HR Staff.

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  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  cc: Lundee Covington <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 20, 2025, 5:12 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  Hi Karen and Lundee,

   

  I’m following up on my previous email regarding request # R000485-011725.

   

  John has fulfilled his portion of the request (revised Item “B.”) as of March 10 @ 5:24PM.

   

  I’m still awaiting further response from you about the revised item “A.” Please see email above about this from Monday March 10 @ 5:16 PM .

   

  Thank you.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• March 10, 2025 6:25 pm

  1 week ago

  from: John Bess <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  cc: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>, Lundee Covington <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 10, 2025, 6:25 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  Glad to help!
  Best Regards,

   

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  Status: Response Received from Government
• March 10, 2025 6:23 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: John Bess <[email protected]>
  cc: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>, Lundee Covington <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 10, 2025, 6:23 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  Hi John,

   

  Thank you for your prompt response. That satisfies item “B.” from my revised request above.

   

  I will await further responses from Karen / Lundee re: item “A.”

   

  Have a great evening!

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• March 10, 2025 5:24 pm

  1 week ago

  from: John Bess <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>, Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  cc: Lundee Covington <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 10, 2025, 5:24 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  Good Evening,

   

  Below is a link to the Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes requested.

   

  https://.co.iredell.nc.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=42094&dbid=0&repo=Iredell-County-BOC-Minutes

   

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  Status: Response Received from Government
• March 10, 2025 5:16 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  cc: [email protected], [email protected]
  date: Mar 10, 2025, 5:16 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  Thank you for your patience.

   

  I submitted the following request (# R000485-011725) to the County via your public records portal on January 17th. [Text has been shortened below for relevance].

   

  SUBJECT:

  (January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes.

   

  MESSAGE:

  A. Please provide a list of all employee names, position / title, department, and the amount of salary increase (in either a percentage or total dollar amount increase) for the “Employee Market Study Results”, as enacted at the December 3rd Iredell County Commissioners Meeting. Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in a PDF, 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.

  B. Additionally, can you please provide the electronic copy of the Meeting Minutes from the 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting? I found the agenda, but cannot locate the Minutes anywhere online or on your website.

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  When I did not hear back, I followed up within your records portal on February 12th. When I still did not hear back, on February 26th I followed up via an email to Beth Milton, Rodney Harris, Sandra Gregory, and Susan Robertson. In response, I received the following from Karen on March 6th:

   

  “Good Morning!  Sandra Gregory, former HR Director for Iredell County retired … last day was 1/31/2025.  We thought the County Manager was receiving Ms. Gregory’s e-mails, and she thought myself or another Division Manager here in HR was receiving them.  Neither of us were.  So, I had our IT Department forward me Ms. Gregory’s message today, and I saw your County Records Request dated 2/12 and 2/26.  I will be happy to work on this for you, but can you clarify what’s needed please?  The request says increases for the Market Study … the Effective Date of our Pay Study was 12/12/2024 … not 12/3/2024 … it asks for salary increases.  So, there were increases from the Pay Study, then a 2% Salary Scale Adjustment on top of the Pay Study increases.  Do you want actual salary amounts, or the actual %’s of increases for everyone?  Some did not get increases from the Pay Study, and just received the 2% Salary Scale Adjustment.  Also, the 12/3/2024 meeting minutes should probably come from the Clerk to the Board, John Bess … as I would not have that information in HR.”

   

  I believe that the pay study results were “approved” by the Board of Commissioners at their 12/03/24 meeting. However, as your meeting minutes are not available online, I cannot confirm that date. Based on what you’re asking / stating about the dates I mentioned in my initial request, however, I will now amend my request to read as follows:

   

  A. Please provide a list of all employees who received a salary increase related to the “Employee Market Study Results” [Pay Study] effective 12/12/2024, or who received a 2% “Salary Scale Adjustment” effective 12/12/2024. 

  – Please include employee first / last name, position / title / department, and the amount of their salary increase (please provide the percentage of increase, as well as the total dollar amount).

   

  B. Please provide the electronic copy of the “Meeting Minutes” from the 12/03/2024 Commissioners meeting. I found the agenda on your website, but not the meeting Minutes.

   

  Thank you.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• March 6, 2025 1:08 pm

  2 weeks ago

  from: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 6, 2025, 1:08 PM
  subject: RE: County Records Request

   

  Ok, I will await to hear back from you on what’s needed from Iredell. By the way, Lundee Covington is our new HR Director, and she started today. Her e-mail address is [email protected] and she will need to be included on future requests.

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• March 6, 2025 12:41 pm

  2 weeks ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 6, 2025, 12:41 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request

   

  HI Karen,

   

  Thank you for your message.

   

  The specific request you’re referring to in your initial email is # R000485-011725. I have not received a response from anyone at the County since submitting that request on January 17, 2025. All communications I’ve sent about this specific request, have been posted publicly on our website (and will also be updated again later today to include the very email I’m writing you at this moment):
  https://www.sunshinerequest.com/records_request/january-2025-request-for-iredell-county-nc-government-list-of-all-employees-and-salary-increases-for-the-employee-market-study-results-as-enacted-at-12-03-24-commissioners-meetin/

   

  I am very busy this afternoon, and will need to review what you’re asking me in more detail, later this week.
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  FYI. I happen to have two completely separate records requests currently open with the County. When you’re referring to Beth in your second email, that is about a different request. (# R000141-071924). It was submitted on July 19, 2024. Most recently, I did receive something from the County Records email address two days ago, but I haven’t posted it on our website yet, and I am still trying to review those documents. I will likely be following up about that later this week.

   

  I’d like to please keep discussions about that request separate from the Market Study request you’ve written to me about in your first email today. It can become very confusing discussing two different requests within one email thread, and we post all of those discussions publicly on our website.

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Clarification Provided
• March 6, 2025 12:12 pm

  2 weeks ago

  from: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 6, 2025, 12:12 PM
  subject: RE: County Records Request

   

  Well, actually … I’m seeing another e-mail where Beth Milton, County Manager replied to you and said someone would have the information to you. Did you ever receive anything? If not, I will work on this for you.

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  Status: Clarification Requested
• March 6, 2025 11:57 am

  2 weeks ago

  from: Karen Johnson <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 6, 2025, 11:57 AM
  subject: County Records Request

   

  Good Morning! Sandra Gregory, former HR Director for Iredell County retired … last day was 1/31/2025. We thought the County Manager was receiving Ms. Gregory’s e-mails, and she thought myself or another Division Manager here in HR was receiving them. Neither of us were. So, I had our IT Department forward me Ms. Gregory’s message today, and I saw your County Records Request dated 2/12 and 2/26. I will be happy to work on this for you, but can you clarify what’s needed please? The request says increases for the Market Study … the Effective Date of our Pay Study was 12/12/2024 … not 12/3/2024 … it asks for salary increases. So, there were increases from the Pay Study, then a 2% Salary Scale Adjustment on top of the Pay Study increases. Do you want actual salary amounts, or the actual %’s of increases for everyone? Some did not get increases from the Pay Study, and just received the 2% Salary Scale Adjustment. Also, the 12/3/2024 meeting minutes should probably come from the Clerk to the Board, John Bess … as I would not have that information in HR.

   

  Thanks,

   

  Karen Johnson

  Iredell County Government

  HR Division Manager

  704-928-2026 – Phone

  704-832-2355 – Fax

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  Status: Clarification Requested
• February 26, 2025 3:57 pm

  3 weeks ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Beth Milton <[email protected]>
  cc: Rodney Harris <[email protected]>, Sandra Gregory <[email protected]>, Susan Robertson <[email protected]>
  date: Feb 26, 2025, 3:57 PM
  subject: Re: County Records Request :: R000485-011725

   

  Good afternoon Beth, Rodney, Sandra, Susan,

   

  I submitted the following public records request [# R000485-011725] via your online records portal on January 17th, 2025

  (January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes.

   

  I have not heard back since submitting the request, nor have I received a response to my follow up message about this within the portal on February 12th.

   

  Can you please confirm receipt of the request to let me know it is being processed? And, if possible, please provide some timeline for completion of my request.

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• February 12, 2025 2:50 pm

  1 month ago

  **Editor’s Note 02/12/25: The following message was sent to Iredell County, NC Government via our login on the County’s public records portal.

   

  On 2/12/2025 2:50:58 PM, Sunshine Request wrote:

   

  Good afternoon,

   

  I submitted the following records request on 01/17/25:

   

  (January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes.

   

  I have not heard back since submitting the request. Can you please provide an anticipated date or timeline for completion of the request?

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• January 17, 2025 5:10 pm

  2 months ago

  from: Iredell County, NC Public Records Requests <[email protected]>
  to: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
  date: Jan 17, 2025, 5:11 PM
  subject: County Records Request :: R000485-011725

   

  Dear Sunshine Request:

   

  This message confirms that Iredell County, NC received a public records request from you on January 17, 2025. Your request mentioned:

   

  SUBJECT: (January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes. MESSAGE: Good afternoon Iredell County 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 A. Please provide a list of all employee names, position / title, department, and the amount of salary increase (in either a percentage or total dollar amount increase) for the “Employee Market Study Results”, as enacted at the December 3rd Iredell County Commissioners Meeting. Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in a PDF, 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. B. Additionally, can you please provide the electronic copy of the Meeting Minutes from the 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting? I found the agenda, but cannot locate the Minutes anywhere online or on your website. ** 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. ** ———————————— 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.

   

  Public records requests are handled in the order in which they are received.  If the scope of this search is too broad we will contact you for additional search parameters to better define your request.  For questions or additional information, please reply to this email.

   

  Sincerely,

   

  Iredell County, NC

   

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  **Editor’s Note 01/17/25: The following request was submitted to Iredell County, NC Government at 5:10pm EST via our login on the County’s public records portal. We will post any updates we receive, on our website. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!

   

  SUBJECT:

  (January 2025) Request for Iredell County, NC Government: List of all employees and salary increases for the “Employee Market Study Results” as enacted at 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting. And, copy of 12/03/24 meeting minutes.

   

  MESSAGE:

  Good afternoon Iredell County 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

   

  A. Please provide a list of all employee names, position / title, department, and the amount of salary increase (in either a percentage or total dollar amount increase) for the “Employee Market Study Results”, as enacted at the December 3rd Iredell County Commissioners Meeting. Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in a PDF, 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.

   

  B. Additionally, can you please provide the electronic copy of the Meeting Minutes from the 12/03/24 Commissioners meeting? I found the agenda, but cannot locate the Minutes anywhere online or on your website.

   

  ** 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
• January 17, 2025 5:11 pm

  2 months ago

  Submitted to Sunshine Request

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  Status: Pending