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: May 16, 2025 | Updated: May 23, 2025
(May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.
Good afternoon Paula, Kimberly, Kristin, Maria, (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
A. 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 school employees. Many NC school systems fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You have also fulfilled a similar request for me before.
Please provide the names and salaries of all employees / staff / faculty of Cleveland Community College, 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) Salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary -- whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]
B. Additionally – please provide the “total bonus amount” for any employees who received a bonus during the time period of 12/01/2024 through present day. Please include the employee's first / last name, position / title, and the total amount of bonus received during the specified period.
For both items above -- Ideally, I’d like to receive any 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. However, 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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May 23, 2025 3:30 pm
1 month ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Paula Vess <[email protected]>
date: May 23, 2025, 3:30 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Hi Paula,
Thank you for clarifying.
I will go ahead and mark this request as “Completed” on our website.
Have a great long weekend!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Completed -
May 21, 2025 8:24 am
1 month ago
from: Paula Vess <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: May 21, 2025, 8:24 AM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Good morning,
That is correct.
Paula Vess
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator
Cleveland Community College
137 S. Post Rd
Shelby, NC 28152
704-669-4101
[email protected]
www.clevelandcc.eduElectronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material. Thank you.
Status: Clarification Provided -
May 20, 2025 5:09 pm
1 month ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Paula Vess <[email protected]>
date: May 20, 2025, 5:09 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Hi Paula,
Thank you for sharing the document above.
I can see in Tab 1 that bonuses were provided to “Full-Time” employees. I think the answer is “No”, but just want to confirm in Tab 2 that there were no “Part-time” employees who received a bonus from 12/01/2024 through present day. Correct?
Thank you!
Status: Clarification Requested -
May 20, 2025 4:45 pm
1 month ago
from: Paula Vess <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: May 20, 2025, 4:45 PM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Good afternoon,
The information you requested is attached.
Regards,
Paula
Paula Vess
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator
Cleveland Community College
137 S. Post Rd
Shelby, NC 28152
704-669-4101
Electronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material. Thank you.
** Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Current Full-time Employees with Salaries, Date of Hire and Title_ Part-time Employees Public Records Request.xlsx“) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
May 20, 2025 9:31 am
1 month ago
from: Paula Vess <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: May 20, 2025, 9:31 AM
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Good morning,
This email is to acknowledge your request and let you know that we are working to generate the report containing the information you’ve requested.
Regards,
Paula Vess
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator
Cleveland Community College
137 S. Post Rd
Shelby, NC 28152
704-669-4101
[email protected]
www.clevelandcc.eduElectronic correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. This correspondence is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipient(s) in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material. Thank you.
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 16, 2025 5:21 pm
1 month ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: “Paula B. Vess” <[email protected]>
cc: Kimberly Chapman <[email protected]>, Kristin Blanton <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: May 16, 2025, 5:21 PM
subject: Public records request. (May 2025) Request for Cleveland Community College [Shelby, NC]: List of all current employees and salaries. And, bonus totals for employees from 12/01/2024 – present day.Good afternoon Paula, Kimberly, Kristin, Maria, (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 A. 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 school employees. Many NC school systems fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day. You have also fulfilled a similar request for me before.
Please provide the names and salaries of all employees / staff / faculty of Cleveland Community College, 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) Salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]
B. Additionally – please provide the “total bonus amount” for any employees who received a bonus during the time period of 12/01/2024 through present day. Please include the employee’s first / last name, position / title, and the total amount of bonus received during the specified period.
For both items above — Ideally, I’d like to receive any 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. However, 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 -
May 16, 2025 5:18 pm
1 month ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending