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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: June 11, 2025 | Updated: June 25, 2025
(June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.
Good afternoon Connie, Rochelle, Doug, Christina, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
I reviewed your “Public Information Request” document at https://topsailbeachnc.gov/About-Topsail-Beach/Document-Manager/mid/457. However, the page that comes up is incorrectly linked to a form about “post-storm re-entry”. It’s not possible to submit my records request to you in your preferred format. Therefore, I’m submitting it to you all directly, as you are the primary custodian(s) of these records, and by Law should now proceed to fulfill the request.
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
The type of basic salary data I’m requesting is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You’ve also fulfilled this request for me before.
Please provide the names and salaries of all current Town of Topsail Beach, 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]
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
Activity:
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June 25, 2025 4:41 pm
22 hours ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
cc: Doug Shipley <[email protected]>,
Christina Burke <[email protected]>,
Connie Forand <[email protected]>
date: Jun 25, 2025, 4:41 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Hi Rochelle,
Thank you for providing the spreadsheet above.
I reviewed the file, and later this evening or early tomorrow I will mark the request as “Completed” on our website.
Have a great afternoon!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Completed -
June 25, 2025 4:23 pm
23 hours ago
from: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Doug Shipley <[email protected]>,
Christina Burke <[email protected]>,
Connie Forand <[email protected]>
date: Jun 25, 2025, 4:23 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Please see the revised document with the date of hire included. Thank you!
Rochelle Jagst | Town Clerk
a: Town Hall | 820 S Anderson Blvd. | Topsail Beach, NC 28445
e: [email protected] | w: topsailbeachnc.gov | p: 910.328.5841
**Editor’s Note: Please see referenced file “Copy-of-06-17-2025-Public-Records-Request.xlsx” at top left in documents
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 25, 2025 11:57 am
1 day ago
from: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Doug Shipley <[email protected]>, Christina Burke <[email protected]>, Connie Forand <[email protected]>
date: Jun 25, 2025, 11:57 AM
subject: RE: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Good morning, I was out of the office since then and just returned today. I will work with our HR to get this updated and sent back soon.
Thank you!
Rochelle Jagst | Town Clerk
a: Town Hall | 820 S Anderson Blvd. | Topsail Beach, NC 28445
e: [email protected] | w: topsailbeachnc.gov | p: 910.328.5841
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 25, 2025 11:48 am
1 day ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
cc: Doug Shipley <[email protected]>, Christina Burke <[email protected]>, Connie Forand <[email protected]>
date: Jun 25, 2025, 11:48 AM
subject: Re: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Hi Rochelle,
Following up on the previous (June 19, 5:30pm). I have not heard back.
Item 2 [date of hire] was not included in the spreadsheet. Can you please send me an updated sheet to include that data point as requested?
Thank you for your help!
Status: Follow up -
June 19, 2025 5:30 pm
6 days ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
date: Jun 19, 2025, 5:30 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Hi Rochelle,
Thank you for providing the spreadsheet above on 06/17.
My request called for:
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]Item 2 (date of hire) has not been included in the spreadsheet. Can you please revise and send me an updated sheet to include that data point?
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Clarification Requested -
June 17, 2025 3:46 pm
1 week ago
from: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Jun 17, 2025, 3:46 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Please see the attached requested information. Please let me know if you need anything further. Thank you!
Rochelle Jagst | Town Clerk
a: Town Hall | 820 S Anderson Blvd. | Topsail Beach, NC 28445
e: [email protected] | w: topsailbeachnc.gov | p: 910.328.5841
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 referenced (“06-17-2025-Public-Records-Request.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
June 11, 2025 1:09 pm
2 weeks ago
from: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Doug Shipley <[email protected]>, Christina Burke <[email protected]>, Connie Forand <[email protected]>
date: Jun 11, 2025, 1:09 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Good afternoon!
Thank you for letting us know about the link, it has been corrected. I will work with our HR department to fulfill the requested information.
Rochelle Jagst | Town Clerk
a: Town Hall | 820 S Anderson Blvd. | Topsail Beach, NC 28445
e: [email protected] | w: topsailbeachnc.gov | p: 910.328.5841
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 11, 2025 12:56 pm
2 weeks ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
cc: Rochelle Jagst <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected]
date: Jun 11, 2025, 12:56 PM
subject: Public records request. (June 2025) Request for Town of Topsail Beach, NC: List of all current employees and salaries. As of present day.Good afternoon Connie, Rochelle, Doug, Christina, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these Records),
I reviewed your “Public Information Request” document at https://topsailbeachnc.gov/
About-Topsail-Beach/Document- Manager/mid/457. However, the page that comes up is incorrectly linked to a form about “post-storm re-entry”. It’s not possible to submit my records request to you in your preferred format. Therefore, I’m submitting it to you all directly, as you are the primary custodian(s) of these records, and by Law should now proceed to fulfill the request. 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 The type of basic salary data I’m requesting is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You’ve also fulfilled this request for me before.
Please provide the names and salaries of all current Town of Topsail Beach, 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]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. **
————————————
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 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 -
June 11, 2025 12:58 pm
2 weeks ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending