Other (indicate in message) Submitted: July 19, 2023 | Updated: July 31, 2023

(July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

Good afternoon Kevin (or Onslow County, NC Government. 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 Onslow County, NC Employees / Staff / any Elected County Officials and their salaries, as of 07/21/2023 or present day (date the query is performed). To clarify -- “Elected County Officials” should mean the Board of Commissioners, Board of Education members, Clerk of Superior Court, County Sheriff, District Attorney, Registrar of Deeds, and Soil & Water Conservation members.

Please include the following:

1) 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.

Editor’s Note to Sender 07/19/23: The submission above has been revised for clarity.

We have interpreted the sender’s original message that used the phrase “along with all Onslow county elected politicians”, to mean “Elected County Officials” (the Board of Commissioners, Board of Education members, Clerk of Superior Court, County Sheriff, District Attorney, Registrar of Deeds, Soil & Water Conservation members). As defined on this page:

.https://www.onslowcountync.gov/520/Elected-Officials


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Status: Completed

Activity:

  • July 31, 2023 3:11 pm

    8 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 31, 2023, 3:11 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Hi Kevin,

     

    Thank you for re-sending.

     

    I’ve now marked the request as “Completed” on our website.

     

    Thanks for your help. Have a good afternoon!

     

    ~The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Completed
  • July 28, 2023 1:44 pm

    8 months ago

    from: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 28, 2023, 1:44 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Greetings,

    I apologize that the previous spreadsheet did not contain all the data requested. Please find an updated version 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 (“Copy-of-Current-EEs-with-Hire-Date.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Response Received from Government
  • July 27, 2023 1:14 pm

    8 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 27, 2023, 1:14 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Hi Kevin,

     

    Thanks very much for your prompt response!

     

    It looks like item #3 Date of Hire has not been provided. Is it possible to resend the document with that information added?

     

    Thank you!


    Status: Clarification Requested
  • July 26, 2023 3:03 pm

    9 months ago

    from: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Jul 26, 2023, 3:03 PM
    subject: Re: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Greetings,

     

    Please find the requested record 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 (“Copy-of-Current-EEs.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Response Received from Government
  • July 21, 2023 2:43 am

    9 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Kevin Reopelle <[email protected]>
    cc: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Jul 21, 2023, 2:43 PM
    subject: Records Request: (July 2023) Request for Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Good afternoon Kevin (or Onslow County, NC Government. 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 Onslow County, NC Government: List of all employees and “elected officials”, and their salaries. As of 07/21/23 [or present day].

     

    Message: “Good afternoon Kevin (or Onslow County, NC Government. 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 Onslow County, NC Employees / Staff / any Elected County Officials and their salaries, as of 07/21/2023 or present day (date the query is performed). To clarify — “Elected County Officials” should mean the Board of Commissioners, Board of Education members, Clerk of Superior Court, County Sheriff, District Attorney, Registrar of Deeds, and Soil & Water Conservation members.

     

    Please include the following:

     

    1) 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 19, 2023 6:37 pm

    9 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending