Other (indicate in message) Submitted: June 30, 2023 | Updated: September 7, 2023

(July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hello again Kevin (or Onslow County Records Officer), Julie, Angela, and Sharon,

I'd like to make a new, 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

** I’m 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, these electronic records. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of these records should already exist).

I do not have any additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow this request. If the request is unclear, or if you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of the request, then please specifically cite where a reason for its denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **

This request is related to Onslow County purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 - 06/02/2023.

If such a record exists –

A. Please provide the detailed budget documentation, bid documentation, invoices, and purchase order approval for the “emergency vehicle up fitting” referred to in Resolution 23-009 in regards to the censure of Commissioner Walter Scott.

B. Please provide all email communications sent between Sharon Griffin, County Admin Staff, and the County Commissioners, during the time period of of May 01, 2023 through June 02, 2023. This is not subject or keyword specific – I’d like “ALL emails exchanged” during that time period. (Note: Emails between these County Staff members and any Employees in other departments are not included in this portion of the request).

C. Please provide all emails sent TO Department Heads FROM County Admin Staff, during the time period of January 01, 2022 through June 02, 2023. Specifically – I’m requesting emails that include any or all of the the following keywords:
“ Commissioner ” , “ Commissioners ”, “ Commissioner Scott ”, “ Walter ” , “ Walter Scott ” , “Mr. Scott”

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

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06/30/23 Editor’s Note: The submission above has been revised for clarity. As it was written originally, it was not clear what specific records the sender would like to receive. We have attempted to re-write the request. However, if Onslow County needs any of the information to be clarified in order to process the request, then they will let us know.

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Status: Government Denied Request

Documents:

Activity:

September 7, 2023 11:59 am
7 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: Sep 7, 2023, 11:59 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Good Afternoon Kevin, and all CCed,

This is my final attempt to follow up regarding this public records request. First submitted to your offices on July 3, 2023, 4:38 PM:
(July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

In particular — this is my third time following up on my reply (Aug 07, 2:16 PM) sent to Kevin about “special service charges”. I have not received any response or clarification.

I remain deeply concerned by your unwillingness to respond to questions about the fulfillment of public records requests. This is yet another one of several requests I’ve submitted to you over the past few months, which has continued to go unanswered or denied [by your lack of response].

Under NC Public Records Law, the County is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. I remain deeply concerned that you may be intentionally delaying or ignoring the fulfillment of requests by allowing them to “sit” until staff has availability, or feels like addressing my emails. With this in mind, I want to highlight again 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 with you, I’m going to 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.

Thank you.

~ The Sunshine Request Team

09/07/23. Editor’s Note to Sender: The request above has been marked as “Denied”. This is due to Onslow County’s lack of response.

We received a follow-up submission from someone via our website on 07/20/23, which read as follows:

Date sent in to Sunshine:
07/20/23

Original Subject:
Onslow County Purchasing Documents referred to in Resolution 23-009

Original Message:
Please provide the detailed budget documentation, bid documentation, and purchase order approval for the “emergency vehicle up fitting” referred to in Resolution 23-009 in regards to the censure of Commissioner Walter Scott. These were excluded from a previous request.

Government Entity:
Other (indicate in message)

Start Date / End Date:
N/A – N/A. Blank.

This person is referring to “Part A.” from the request we sent the County on 07/03/23.

At the time the original request was received on our website in June 2023, the unedited version the sender wrote asked for:

“Please provide the detailed budget documentation, bid documentation, invoices, and purchase order approval for the emergency vehicle up fitting referred to in Resolution 23-009 in regards to the censure of Commissioner Walter Scott. Please include all email communications between Sharon Griffin, County Admin staff, and the County Commissioners during the timeframe of May 1, 2023 to June 2, 2023 as well. Emails between these county staff members and employees in other departments are not included in this portion of the request. Please provide any emails to department heads from county admin staff between January 1, 2022 and June 2, 2023 that includes the words Commissioner, Commissioners, Commissioner Scott, Walter, and/or Walter Scott”

We revised the initial request for clarity, and when it was submitted to the County we asked them for following in Part A:

A. Please provide the detailed budget documentation, bid documentation, invoices, and purchase order approval for the “emergency vehicle up fitting” referred to in Resolution 23-009 in regards to the censure of Commissioner Walter Scott.

Given the complexity of the ongoing situation with the County about this, as well as other requests we had open with them on 07/20, it didn’t make sense to further complicate things by also asking them about Part A. We were still actively working to get clarity or resolution to all of our requests.

Additionally. We are unable to further clarify that item to Kevin, if we were to follow up. It is unclear what other specific searchable records the sender is looking for. We feel that Item A was a bit vague in its wording, and we’re guessing Kevin fulfilled it to the best of his ability, as it was written. However, he didn’t indicate there was an issue with the way the item was written or ask us to clarify. He said on July 11 that, “Attached are the invoices requested in part A of the request.”

This info. comes from our FAQs page:

Who should I contact if I think there are results of requests that have been improperly disclosed or should be redacted?
The results of all Completed requests are published on our site, and have been provided to Sunshine Request directly by the disclosing government agency (government entity).

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If the disclosing agency, after a review of your case, determines that confidential information was improperly disclosed, and notifies us of such disclosure, we will then be able to review your case.

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Status: Government Denied Request
August 25, 2023 4:03 pm
8 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: Aug 25, 2023, 4:03 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Good afternoon Kevin (and all CCed),

This is my second attempt to follow up with you regarding my message about special service charges. Sent Aug 7, 2:16 PM:

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Aug 7, 2023, 2:16 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

I have not received a response to that message, nor to my follow up email on August 16.

Under NC Public Records Law, the County is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. I am concerned that you may be intentionally delaying fulfillment of requests by allowing them to “sit” until staff has availability, or feels like addressing emails. 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 with you, if I do not hear back in 1 week — at that point, I will mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization. And I will consider my next steps to address this matter with your County Manager and Board, from there.

Thank you.

~ The Sunshine Request Team

Status: Follow up
August 16, 2023 12:45 pm
8 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: Aug 16, 2023, 12:45 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Good afternoon Kevin,

I’m following up on my message from Aug 7, 2:16 PM. I have not received a response.

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Aug 7, 2023, 2:16 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

~ The Sunshine Request Team

Status: Follow up
August 7, 2023 2:16 pm
8 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Aug 7, 2023, 2:16 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

I apologize for the delay.

Thank you for the update back on Jul 21, 8:51AM regarding special service charges. Particularly:

“ Over 2 ½ hours have been spent to determine what documents would be responsive to your request. At this time nearly 14,500 emails have been identified using the search criteria you chose. It is expected that many of the records will contain information that is not public record. In order to identify which records are public versus which records are not, an inordinate amount of staff time will be required to review the records.

I have already requested that you clarify, narrow, or revise the request; however, it is my understanding that you are unwilling to do so. As such, in accordance with the attached policy a special service charge will be imposed. At this time Staff estimates it will take approximately 60 hours to fulfill your request, which will be no less than $1500 in Staff Time. If you would like to deposit the requested $1500 we can proceed forward with your request. Staff will keep track of their time and refund you if it takes less time than anticipated. Conversely, if it takes additional time above the $1500 deposit then you will be responsible for payment of same. ”

Based on those notes – You’ve told me 2.5 hours have been spent to determine which documents are responsive, AND, you’ve also indicated that you have already determined the responsive records will contain protected documents. The good news is you were able to complete the 2 steps that are eligible for the special service charge, in 2.5 hours (which is less than your 3 hour limit).

I understand you quoted a significant amount of staff time to complete fulfillment of this request. However, it’s clear to me all that’s left at this point is for you to separate public records from confidential info, and redact confidential information from the responsive records. According to both your policy, and NCGS § 132-6 – you cannot charge for the labor involved in reviewing records to determine what records or parts of records may be provided. I specifically understand that under § 132-6(c), “If it is necessary to separate confidential from nonconfidential information in order to permit the inspection, examination, or copying of the public records, the public agency shall bear the cost of such separation.”

You cannot charge for the staff time, labor involved, or other legal fees required to review, redact, or separate confidential from non-confidential information in public records. That cost burden is yours to bear. Therefore, there should not be any associated fees.

Please proceed with the original request as written. I’ll follow up again in another week, if I haven’t heard anything before then.

Thank you!

~ The Sunshine Request Team

Status: Clarification Requested
July 31, 2023 3:48 pm
8 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 31, 2023, 3:48 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

Just confirming receipt of your previous message.

I am reviewing this with the Team, and will get back to you shortly regarding next steps.

Thank you.

Editor’s Note to Sender 08/04/23: We are working on a follow up email to Kevin, which will contain several points of clarification and requests for legal explanations etc. We will send that email to Kevin as soon as is possible — next week.

Status: Response Received from Government
July 24, 2023 9:02 am
9 months ago

from: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jul 24, 2023, 9:02 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Good morning,

Please find the policy attached.

Respectfully,

Kevin Reopelle

Communications Director

Phone 910 989-3194

Web OnslowCountyNC.gov

Email [email protected]

Onslow County Government Center

234 NW Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville NC 28540

**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Onslow-County-Public-Records-Policy-Adopted-12-13-21.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.

We will consider our response, and will get back to Kevin as soon as is possible.

Status: Response Received from Government
July 21, 2023 6:18 pm
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 21, 2023, 6:18 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

I have one follow up question –
You mentioned an “attached policy” about special service charges. There was not an attachment sent with your email today. Can you please resend?

Thank you!

Status: Follow up
July 21, 2023 10:26 am
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 21, 2023, 10:26 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your reply.

Allow me to consider my response and I’ll get back to you as soon as is possible.

Thank you for your time.

~ Sunshine Request

Status: Clarification Requested
July 21, 2023 8:51 am
9 months ago

from: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jul 21, 2023, 8:51 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Greetings,

You have requested the following:

B. Please provide all email communications sent between Sharon Griffin, County Admin Staff, and the County Commissioners, during the time period of of May 01, 2023 through June 02, 2023. This is not subject or keyword specific – I’d like “ALL emails exchanged” during that time period. (Note: Emails between these County Staff members and any Employees in other departments are not included in this portion of the request).

C. Please provide all emails sent TO Department Heads FROM County Admin Staff, during the time period of January 01, 2022 through June 02, 2023. Specifically – I’m requesting emails that include any or all of the the following keywords:
“ Commissioner ” , “ Commissioners ”, “ Commissioner Scott ”, “ Walter ” , “ Walter Scott ” , “Mr. Scott”

Over 2 ½ hours have been spent to determine what documents would be responsive to your request. At this time nearly 14,500 emails have been identified using the search criteria you chose. It is expected that many of the records will contain information that is not public record. In order to identify which records are public versus which records are not, an inordinate amount of staff time will be required to review the records.

I have already requested that you clarify, narrow, or revise the request; however, it is my understanding that you are unwilling to do so. As such, in accordance with the attached policy a special service charge will be imposed. At this time Staff estimates it will take approximately 60 hours to fulfill your request, which will be no less than $1500 in Staff Time. If you would like to deposit the requested $1500 we can proceed forward with your request. Staff will keep track of their time and refund you if it takes less time than anticipated. Conversely, if it takes additional time above the $1500 deposit then you will be responsible for payment of same.

With the above in mind, I remain happy to work with you to narrow your request to avoid a special service charge.

Respectfully,

Kevin Reopelle

Communications Director

Phone 910 989-3194

Web OnslowCountyNC.gov

Email [email protected]

Onslow County Government Center

234 NW Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville NC 28540

Status: Clarification Requested
July 20, 2023 11:52 am
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 20, 2023, 11:52 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

Hope you’re having a good month so far.

Related to the following request, first submitted to your office on July 3, 2023, 4:38 PM:
(July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

I’m following up on my last message to you on July 11 (see copied below).

Can you please let me know that you are still processing the request, and roughly when you anticipate its completion?

Thank you for your help!
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from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 11, 2023, 12:06 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for checking.

I do not have additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow parts B. and C. of this request.

If the request is unclear, or if you’re unable to fulfill any or all parts of the request, please specifically cite where a reason for its denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. 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.

Please provide a clear description / explanation of the exact fees and totals you feel may be required for the request, as well as where they are justified under the Law. At that point, we’ll review your response as a Team, and will consider our next steps from there.

Thank you!

Status: Follow up
July 11, 2023 12:06 pm
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
date: Jul 11, 2023, 12:06 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for checking.

I do not have additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow parts B. and C. of this request.

If the request is unclear, or if you’re unable to fulfill any or all parts of the request, please specifically cite where a reason for its denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. 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.

Please provide a clear description / explanation of the exact fees and totals you feel may be required for the request, as well as where they are justified under the Law. At that point, we’ll review your response as a Team, and will consider our next steps from there.

Thank you!

Status: Clarification Requested
July 11, 2023 11:57 am
9 months ago

from: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jul 11, 2023, 11:57 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Greetings,

We have received your request. Attached are the invoices requested in part A of the request. We are still assessing the number of records that may be responsive to parts B and C of the request in order to determine if they are extensive enough to require special service charges. Given the broad timeframe specified in part C of the request, staff time to fulfill this request may exceed three hours after which point a special service charge is applied. Is it possible to clarify or revise the request in order to more accurately find the document you are seeking?

Respectfully,

Kevin Reopelle

Communications Director

Phone 910 989-3194

Web OnslowCountyNC.gov

Email [email protected]

Onslow County Government Center

234 NW Corridor Blvd, Jacksonville NC 28540

**Editor’s Note: Please see the 2 files referenced (“rerecordsrequestjuly2023multipartrequestforonsl.zip” at top left in our Documents section.

Status: Response Received from Government
July 11, 2023 11:05 am
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: Jul 11, 2023, 11:05 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Good Afternoon Kevin (or Onslow County Records Officer), Julie, Angela, and Sharon,

I’m following up on my public records request in the email thread above, first submitted to your offices on July 03, 4:38PM EST.

(July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

I have not received any response since sending in the request.

Please confirm receipt of the request, and let me know that it will begin processing. Please provide an anticipated date for the completion of this request.

I will make one more attempt to follow up again in 1 week, if I do not hear anything else before then.

Thank you!

~ The Sunshine Request Team

Status: Follow up
July 3, 2023 4:38 pm
9 months ago

from: Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2023, 4:38 PM
subject: Automatic reply: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Thank you so much for your email. I am away from the office today, and I have very limited access to emails while I am out. I will answer your message as soon as I return, or please contact the following individuals for immediate assistance:

Angie Hoffman, (910-347-4717; [email protected])

Ben Warren ([email protected])

Kari Sanders ([email protected])

Janelle Golloway ([email protected])

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sharon

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 132, email correspondence to and from this address may be considered public record under the North Carolina Public Records Law and may possibly be disclosed to third parties.

Status: Sent to Government
July 3, 2023 4:38 pm
9 months ago

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date: Jul 3, 2023, 4:38 PM
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From: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
To: Kevin Reopelle <Kevin_Reopelle@onslowcountync.gov>
Cc: Julie_Wand@onslowcountync.gov, angela_hoffman@onslowcountync.gov, Sharon Griffin <sharon_griffin@onslowcountync.gov>
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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2023 13:38:25 -0700
Subject: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023
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Status: Sent to Government
July 3, 2023 4:38 pm
9 months ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], [email protected], Sharon Griffin <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2023, 4:38 PM
subject: Records Request: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Hello again Kevin (or Onslow County Records Officer), Julie, Angela, and Sharon,

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 soon if I have not heard back before then.

Here are the details of the request:

Subject: (July 2023) Multi-part request for Onslow County, NC Government: Purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023

Message: “Hello again Kevin (or Onslow County Records Officer), Julie, Angela, and Sharon,

I’d like to make a new, 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

** I’m 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, these electronic records. I’m requesting explicitly that any responsive info be provided to me via an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of these records should already exist).

I do not have any additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow this request. If the request is unclear, or if you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of the request, then please specifically cite where a reason for its denial is justified under NC Public Records Law. **

This request is related to Onslow County purchase documentation, and emails ranging from 01/01/2022 – 06/02/2023.

If such a record exists –

A. Please provide the detailed budget documentation, bid documentation, invoices, and purchase order approval for the “emergency vehicle up fitting” referred to in Resolution 23-009 in regards to the censure of Commissioner Walter Scott.

B. Please provide all email communications sent between Sharon Griffin, County Admin Staff, and the County Commissioners, during the time period of of May 01, 2023 through June 02, 2023. This is not subject or keyword specific – I’d like “ALL emails exchanged” during that time period. (Note: Emails between these County Staff members and any Employees in other departments are not included in this portion of the request).

C. Please provide all emails sent TO Department Heads FROM County Admin Staff, during the time period of January 01, 2022 through June 02, 2023. Specifically – I’m requesting emails that include any or all of the the following keywords:
“ Commissioner ” , “ Commissioners ”, “ Commissioner Scott ”, “ Walter ” , “ Walter Scott ” , “Mr. Scott”

If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
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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 or my Team. 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
June 30, 2023 6:58 pm
9 months ago

Submitted to Sunshine Request

Status: Pending