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.
Other (indicate in message) Submitted: June 27, 2025 | Updated: July 7, 2025
(June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.
Good afternoon Laura, Jared, Hannah, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
Please provide the names and salaries of all current City of Belmont, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:
1) Employee first / last name
2) Date of hire
3) Position / Title / Department
4) Current Annual Salary [please include hourly wage, hourly rate, or annual salary -- whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]
5) Total gross income for the 2024 tax year.
Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
** 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 already exists). 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. **
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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 clear explanations of 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 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
Documents:
Activity:
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July 7, 2025 5:00 pm
4 hours ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]> cc: Miles Braswell <[email protected]>
date: Jul 7, 2025, 5:58 PM
subject: Re: Public Information Request Form Result #22374042Hi Hannah,
Thanks for clarifying.
I’ve removed the “original” file you sent from our site, and have now added only the second version (corrected) that you sent on July 03 @ 3:34pm.
Later this evening, or early tomorrow, I will mark this request as “Completed”.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Completed -
July 3, 2025 3:34 pm
4 days ago
from: Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Miles Braswell <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2025, 3:34 PM
subject: RE: Public Information Request Form Result #22374042The only error was the City Manager’s salary. The correct salary is in the corrected PDF.
HANNAH RAYBURN, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Director, City of Belmont
D 704.901.2062 | O 704.813.5735 | E-Fax 980.217.3546
PO Box 431, Belmont, NC 28012
1401 East Catawba Street, Belmont, NC 28012
Status: Clarification Provided -
July 3, 2025 3:22 pm
4 days ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]>
cc: Miles Braswell <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2025, 3:22 PM
subject: Re: Public Information Request Form Result #22374042Hi Hannah,
Thank you for your message.
There is more than 1 person who helps me upload information to our website. I believe that they already added the document Miles sent earlier this afternoon.
Can you please tell me what the specific “error” was — whether it was classified or personal information we received that should be “removed” from our site by Law? Or, do you just mean that you’ve left something out of the spreadsheet that needed to be adjusted? I’ll upload the new file as soon as I’m able, this evening or early next week.
Thank you.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
July 3, 2025 3:07 pm
4 days ago
from: Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]>
to: Miles Braswell <[email protected]>, “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2025, 3:07 PM
subject: RE: Public Information Request Form Result #22374042Hello,
The PDF you were provided included an error. I apologize for the mishap.
I’ve attached the corrected version. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Warm regards,
HANNAH RAYBURN, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Director, City of Belmont
D 704.901.2062 | O 704.813.5735 | E-Fax 980.217.3546
PO Box 431, Belmont, NC 28012
1401 East Catawba Street, Belmont, NC 28012
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Sunshine-Request-Correction-6-27-25.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
July 3, 2025 1:37 pm
4 days ago
from: Miles Braswell <[email protected]>
to: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
date: Jul 3, 2025, 1:37 PM
subject: FW: Public Information Request Form Result #22374042Please see attached.
Miles Braswell, ICMA-CM
City Manager, City of Belmont
D 704.901.2067
PO Box 431, Belmont, NC 28012
1401 East Catawba Street, Belmont, NC 28012
**Editor’s Note. Mon. 07/07: Miles sent 1 attached spreadsheet in the email above on 07/03. It was later brought to our attention that the file contained an error, so it has since been removed from our site. The corrected file we received from Hannah later in the day on 07/03 can be viewed at the top left in our “Documents” section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 27, 2025 4:07 pm
1 week ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
cc: Jared Pyles <[email protected]>, Customer Service <[email protected]>, Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]>
date: Jun 27, 2025, 4:07 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.Hi Laura,
Thanks for your message.
The request form has now been submitted to your offices as of 3:59pm.
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Provided -
June 27, 2025 3:59 pm
1 week ago
** Editor’s Note: We re-submitted the following request to the City of Belmont via their Public Information Request Form at 3:59pm EST. Any updates we receive will be posted on our website:
SUBJECT:
(June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.MESSAGE:
Good afternoon Laura, Jared, Hannah, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/
enactedlegislation/statutes/ html/bychapter/chapter_132. html Please provide the names and salaries of all current City of Belmont, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:
1) Employee first / last name
2) Date of hire
3) Position / Title / Department
4) Current Annual Salary [please include hourly wage, hourly rate, or annual salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]
5) Total gross income for the 2024 tax year.
Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
** 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 already exists). 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. **
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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 clear explanations of 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 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 -
June 27, 2025 3:55 pm
1 week ago
from: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Jared Pyles <[email protected]>, Customer Service <[email protected]>, Hannah Rayburn <[email protected]>
date: Jun 27, 2025, 3:55 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.Good Afternoon,
We have received your Public Information Request. In order for us to properly track requests, please submit your request through the link below:
Public Information Request Form
Thank you,
Laura Woelfel
City Clerk, City of Belmont
O 704.825.5586 ext. 3003
C 980.525.1377
PO Box 431, Belmont, NC 28012
1401 E. Catawba St. Belmont, NC 28012
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 27, 2025 3:49 pm
1 week ago
from: Jared Pyles <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 27, 2025, 3:50 PM
subject: Automatic reply: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.I am out of the office until Monday, June 30. Please reach out to Dave Stiles, Deputy Finance Director or Kevin Krouse, Assistant City Manager if you need immediate assistance.
Regards,
Jared M. Pyles
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
date: Jun 27, 2025, 3:49 PM
subject: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: All current employees and salaries, as of present day. Plus total gross income for 2024 tax year.Good afternoon Laura, Jared, Hannah, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),
Please reply promptly to the following public records request, which I’m making in accordance with NC Public Records Law. https://www.ncleg.net/
enactedlegislation/statutes/ html/bychapter/chapter_132. html Please provide the names and salaries of all current City of Belmont, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:
1) Employee first / last name
2) Date of hire
3) Position / Title / Department
4) Current Annual Salary [please include hourly wage, hourly rate, or annual salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]
5) Total gross income for the 2024 tax year.
Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
** 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 already exists). 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. **
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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 clear explanations of 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 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 -
June 27, 2025 3:48 pm
1 week ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending