Other (indicate in message) Submitted: July 11, 2023 | Updated: July 17, 2023

(July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

Hello again Cynthia, and Mary (or Catawba County, NC 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 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 an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of this record should already exist).

I do not have any additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow this request. If it is unclear or 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 provide a list of ALL current Catawba County, NC employees / staff and their salaries, as of 07/11/2023 or present day (date the query is performed). Please include the following:

1) Employee first / last name
2) Current Position / Title / Department
3) Date of Hire
4) Current Salary (including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary -- whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee)

Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or machine-readable format, if possible.

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’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 explanations for 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 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!

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: Completed

Documents:

Activity:

  • July 17, 2023 3:19 pm

    9 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Cynthia Eades <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 17, 2023, 3:19 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    Hi Cynthia,

     

    Excellent, thank you for your very prompt response!

     

    I’ve reviewed the file, and will now mark this request as “Completed” on our website.

     

    Thank you for your help. Have a great afternoon!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Completed
  • July 14, 2023 9:10 am

    9 months ago

    from: Cynthia Eades <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 14, 2023, 9:10 AM
    subject: RE: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    Attached is the requested information.

     

    Cynthia Eades|Catawba County Human Resources Director

    PO Box 389|25 Government Drive

    Newton, NC 28658

    828.465.8253

     

    **Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Sunshine request 2023.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.

    Status: Response Received from Government
  • July 12, 2023 10:34 am

    9 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Cynthia Eades <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 12, 2023, 10:34 AM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    Excellent. Thank you Cynthia!

     

    I’ll check in again in another week or so, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • July 12, 2023 9:06 am

    9 months ago

    from: Cynthia Eades <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 12, 2023, 9:06 AM
    subject: RE: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    I will provide this information within the next week.

    Thank you,

     

    Cynthia Eades|Catawba County Human Resources Director

    PO Box 389|25 Government Drive

    Newton, NC 28658

    828.465.8253

    Status: Government Processing Request
  • July 11, 2023 1:23 pm

    9 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Jul 11, 2023, 1:23 PM
    subject: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    Hello again Cynthia, and Mary (or Catawba County, NC 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 Catawba County, NC Government: All current employees and salaries as of 07/11/23 [or present day].

     

    Message: “Hello again Cynthia, and Mary (or Catawba County, NC 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 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 an electronic medium / format (in which the copy of this record should already exist).

     

    I do not have any additional or further clarifying info I wish to provide to narrow this request. If it is unclear or 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 provide a list of ALL current Catawba County, NC employees / staff and their salaries, as of 07/11/2023 or present day (date the query is performed). Please include the following:

     

    1) Employee first / last name
    2) Current Position / Title / Department
    3) Date of Hire
    4) Current Salary (including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee)

     

    Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or machine-readable format, if possible.

     

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

     

    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 explanations for 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 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 11, 2023 12:57 pm

    9 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending