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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: July 11, 2024 | Updated: July 17, 2024
(July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.
Good afternoon Toni, Patrick, Jennifer, (or Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with South Carolina Public Records Law / FOIA / Sunshine Law. My request does not fit into any of the forms on your website, and therefore I am submitting it to you all directly, as I believe you are the primary custodian(s) of these records.
This request is related to Financial Records of the Pacolet Thread, a 501(c)3. I believe that donations have been used to fund Town of Pacolet, SC events.
In the following document, “Town of Pacolet Council Meeting June 1, 2023”, it is stated that:
“... The nonprofit organization named the Pacolet Thread, which was started last fall, has been approved by the IRS as an approved 501c3. He would like to request that all events are administered through the 501c3 organization with partnership from the Town of Pacolet. With the IRS nonprofit status, donations to the event would be considered tax deductible for both state and federal, so he is suggesting that all financial transactions are done through this organization. Financial reports and annual reports of the organization would be provided to the council monthly. The board is currently made up of five seats that can be expanded as the need arises. The bylaws state that two of these seats are for Pacolet Town Council Members appointed by the Council.” https://www.townofpacolet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Council-Meeting-6-1-23.pdf
I believe that the Articles of Incorporation for the Pacolet Thread name Patrick Kay (Pacolet, SC Town Administrator) as the incorporator or registered agent of the 501(c)3 – along with the following contact info: Patrick Kay, 180 Montgomery Ave, Pacolet SC 29372, (864) 474-9504. This is the same address as Pacolet Town Hall.
Please provide the electronic copies of the Financial Records for “the Pacolet Thread” from March 01, 2023 through the present day (on the date the query is performed).
** 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 should already exist). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under SC 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 explanations for those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.
I don’t believe that by Law I’m 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.
Status: Completed
Activity:
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July 17, 2024 11:37 am
5 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Patrick Kay <[email protected]>
cc: Toni Kirby <[email protected]>,
Jennifer Gilbert <[email protected]>
date: Jul 17, 2024, 11:37 AM
subject: Re: Public records request. (July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.Hi Patrick,
Thank you for providing the cost breakdown.
I am unable to agree to pay any fees associated with any request I submit.
I’ve noted the information you’ve provided on our website, and I will now mark the request as “Completed”. You should please do the same. [Please close the request]
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
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☀️ Please note that we cannot pay any fees / associated costs related to any of the requests on our site. If it is not possible for a Government Agency to process our request without incurring fees, then it is the responsibility of that Agency to let us know what the potential costs may be — at which point we will ask that they cease processing the request. We will mark the request as “Completed” on our site, and the sender can contact the Government Agency directly, should they wish to further pursue a request.
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Status: Completed -
July 16, 2024 7:44 pm
5 months ago
from: Patrick Kay <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Toni Kirby <[email protected]>, Jennifer Gilbert <[email protected]>
date: Jul 16, 2024, 7:44 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.Sunshine Request:
Attached please find the cost of time to provide the information that you have requested. Once we receive the deposit, we’ll begin compiling the information. These costs are for the time of staff to provide the information to you that you have requested.
Patrick Kay
Town Administrator
Town of Pacolet, South Carolina
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Sunshine-Request2-FOIA-Request.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
July 16, 2024 7:27 pm
5 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Patrick Kay <[email protected]>
cc: Toni Kirby <[email protected]>, Jennifer Gilbert <[email protected]>
date: Jul 16, 2024, 7:27 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.Good evening Patrick,
Thank you for your reply.
As I stated when I submitted the request — My request literally does not “fit” into your FOIA form [I did try to fill it out], so I’m unable to submit it to you in the manner that you’d prefer.
For this reason, I submitted the request to you, Toni, and Jennifer directly via email. I believe that you are the primary custodians of these records, and therefore should be able to proceed to process the request.
I acknowledge that your FOIA form indicates a fee schedule for certain types of requests. As I also stated when I submitted the request — “… 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.”
I would not like to receive an “invoice” from you, since I do not intend to pay any fees related to this request. Instead, it would be very helpful if you can please explain what the specific cost breakdown is that you’ve determined would be necessary to fulfill the request. Once I have that info,
I will note this on our website, and we can “Close” the request.Anyone in the public who would like to reach out to your office directly for assistance with a similar request, is encouraged to do so.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
July 15, 2024 6:13 pm
5 months ago
from: Patrick Kay <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>, Toni Kirby <[email protected]>
cc: Jennifer Gilbert <[email protected]>
date: Jul 15, 2024, 6:13 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.Sunshine Request:
We would be happy to provide these files, but please fill out the attached form so that we can better serve you. There will be a cost to provide this information as it will take several hours for our staff to complete. Once the form is filled out, we will create an invoice for you to review and provide the Town with a 25% deposit. Thank you in advance and thank you for your patience.
Patrick Kay
Town Administrator
Town of Pacolet, South Carolina
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“FOIA-Request.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
July 11, 2024 4:00 pm
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Toni Kirby <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected], Patrick Kay <[email protected]>
date: Jul 11, 2024, 4:00 PM
subject: Public records request. (July 2024) Request for Town of Pacolet, SC: Related to “the Pacolet Thread” financial records. From 03/01/2023 – present day.Good afternoon Toni, Patrick, Jennifer, (or Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with South Carolina Public Records Law / FOIA / Sunshine Law. My request does not fit into any of the forms on your website, and therefore I am submitting it to you all directly, as I believe you are the primary custodian(s) of these records.
This request is related to Financial Records of the Pacolet Thread, a 501(c)3. I believe that donations have been used to fund Town of Pacolet, SC events.
In the following document, “Town of Pacolet Council Meeting June 1, 2023”, it is stated that:
“… The nonprofit organization named the Pacolet Thread, which was started last fall, has been approved by the IRS as an approved 501c3. He would like to request that all events are administered through the 501c3 organization with partnership from the Town of Pacolet. With the IRS nonprofit status, donations to the event would be considered tax deductible for both state and federal, so he is suggesting that all financial transactions are done through this organization. Financial reports and annual reports of the organization would be provided to the council monthly. The board is currently made up of five seats that can be expanded as the need arises. The bylaws state that two of these seats are for Pacolet Town Council Members appointed by the Council.” https://www.townofpacolet.com/
wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ Council-Meeting-6-1-23.pdf I believe that the Articles of Incorporation for the Pacolet Thread name Patrick Kay (Pacolet, SC Town Administrator) as the incorporator or registered agent of the 501(c)3 – along with the following contact info: Patrick Kay, 180 Montgomery Ave, Pacolet SC 29372, (864) 474-9504. This is the same address as Pacolet Town Hall.
Please provide the electronic copies of the Financial Records for “the Pacolet Thread” from March 01, 2023 through the present day (on the date the query is performed).
** 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 should already exist). If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under SC 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 explanations for those charges upfront, and DO NOT proceed until I respond.
I don’t believe that by Law I’m 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 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.
Status: Sent to Government -
July 11, 2024 4:03 pm
6 months ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending