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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: July 24, 2023 | Updated: August 24, 2023
(July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”
Hello again Sylvia (or Alexander County Records Officer),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which is being made in accordance with 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’m 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 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. **
- Please provide the results of the most recent salary survey that was conducted by Alexander County.
- Please provide the name of the company used, and how much the County paid to have the survey done.
- Please provide the time frame (dates) between when the work was commissioned and when the results were presented to the County.
- I’d also like to know which County personnel were responsible for obtaining the salary survey, as well as who the results were reported to afterward.
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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** 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!
Status: Completed
Documents:
Activity:
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August 24, 2023 3:47 pm
8 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Aug 24, 2023, 3:47 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Hi Sylvia,
Excellent – Thank you for clarifying!
I’ve now marked this request as “Completed” on our website.
Thanks for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Completed -
August 22, 2023 12:46 pm
8 months ago
from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Aug 22, 2023, 12:46 PM
subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Good afternoon,
The market study was ‘commissioned’ by then County Manager, Rick French, on March 3, 2022. The market study was completed on December 5, 2022 and submitted to the HR Director on the same date. The HR Director notified the Internal Management Team on December 20, 2022 that the study was complete and the results were reported to the Board of County Commissioners on December 22, 2022. Attached is a copy of the memo given to the governing body.
Regards,
Sylvia Turnmire
HR Director
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Sunshine-List-Market-Study-BOC-Memo.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
August 21, 2023 5:22 pm
8 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Aug 21, 2023, 5:22 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Hi Sylvia,
I’m following up on my previous message from Wed, Aug 9, 7:11PM. I have not received a response.
The request I made called for the following items (in bold):
– Please provide the results of the most recent salary survey that was conducted by Alexander County.
– Please provide the name of the company used, and how much the County paid to have the survey done.These two items are completed.
– Please provide the time frame (dates) between when the work was commissioned and when the results were presented to the County.
– I’d also like to know which County personnel were responsible for obtaining the salary survey, as well as who the results were reported to afterward.You’ve said that those two “… remaining requests for information are not provided for under NC General Statute 132-1.”
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_132/GS_132-1.pdfAre you indicating that there are “no records that are responsive” to those two items requested?
Or, do you mean that these records do exist, but they’re exempted from disclosure for some reason? If that’s what you mean — then can you please cite specifically where this justification for a denial is written under the law?
Or, perhaps you just meant that the remaining two items are unclear as written, and cannot be fulfilled without being clarified? If that is the case — then please specify so that I know how to reword the request moving forward.Thank you!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
August 9, 2023 7:11 pm
8 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Aug 9, 2023, 7:11 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Hi Sylvia,
Thank you for your response, and for sharing the document!
The request I made called for the following items (in bold):
– Please provide the results of the most recent salary survey that was conducted by Alexander County.
– Please provide the name of the company used, and how much the County paid to have the survey done.These two items are completed, thank you!
– Please provide the time frame (dates) between when the work was commissioned and when the results were presented to the County.
– I’d also like to know which County personnel were responsible for obtaining the salary survey, as well as who the results were reported to afterward.You’ve said that those two “… remaining requests for information are not provided for under NC General Statute 132-1.”
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_132/GS_132-1.pdfAre you indicating that there are “no records that are responsive” to those two items requested?
Or, do you mean that these records do exist, but they’re exempted from disclosure for some reason? If that’s what you mean — then can you please cite specifically where this justification for a denial is written under the law?
Or, perhaps you just meant that the remaining two items are unclear as written, and cannot be fulfilled without being clarified? If that is the case — then please specify so that I know how to reword the request moving forward.
Thank you!
Status: Clarification Requested -
August 7, 2023 11:20 am
8 months ago
from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Aug 7, 2023, 11:20 AM
subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Good morning,
Attached is a copy of the document requested. The market study was completed by the Piedmont Triad Regional Council in the amount of $20,000. The remaining requests for information are not provided for under NC General Statute 132-1.
Thank you,
Sylvia Turnmire, HR Director
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Copy-of-ALEXANDER-COUNTY-MARKET-COMPARISONS-NOV-2022.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
July 26, 2023 5:49 pm
9 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
date: Jul 26, 2023, 5:49 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Excellent — Thank you Sylvia!
I’ll follow up again later next month, if I haven’t heard anything else before then.
Thanks for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Government Processing Request -
July 25, 2023 10:33 am
9 months ago
from: Turnmire, Sylvia <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jul 25, 2023, 10:33 AM
subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Good morning, I’ve received your request and the County should be able to respond within 30 days.
Thank you,
Sylvia TurnmireSylvia L. Turnmire
Human Resources Director
Alexander County
621 Liledoun Road
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Ph. 828.632.1132
Status: Government Processing Request -
July 24, 2023 3:10 pm
9 months ago
from: Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]>
date: Jul 24, 2023, 3:10 PM
subject: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)Address not found
Your message wasn’t delivered to [email protected] because the address couldn’t be found, or is unable to receive mail.
The response from the remote server was:
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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:10:28 -0700
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Status: Sent to Government -
July 24, 2023 3:10 pm
9 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Turnmire, Sylvia” <[email protected]>
cc: “Williams, Linda LW.” <[email protected]>
date: Jul 24, 2023, 3:10 PM
subject: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”Hello again Sylvia (or Alexander County 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 soon if I have not heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
Subject: (July 2023) Request for Alexander County, NC Government: Information about most recent “salary survey”
Message: “Hello again Sylvia (or Alexander County Records Officer),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which is being made in accordance with 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’m 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 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. **
– Please provide the results of the most recent salary survey that was conducted by Alexander County.
– Please provide the name of the company used, and how much the County paid to have the survey done.
– Please provide the time frame (dates) between when the work was commissioned and when the results were presented to the County.
– I’d also like to know which County personnel were responsible for obtaining the salary survey, as well as who the results were reported to afterward.If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
——————** 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 28816The 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 -
July 24, 2023 2:44 pm
9 months ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending