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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: October 30, 2023 | Updated: November 10, 2023
(October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.
Good evening Denise (or City Records Officer / Custodian of these records), all others CCed,
I’d like to make a new public records request for info that may be available in your office(s).
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about this 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. If possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again in 1 week, if I haven’t heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
SUBJECT:
(October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 - 2024.
MESSAGE:
Please reply promptly to the following multi-part public records request, which is being made in accordance with NC Public Records Law. 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 the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record should already exist). If the request 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.**
This request is related to “walking / bike path expenses”.
A. Please provide the budgeted amount for the maintenance and upkeep of the walking / bike path in Transylvania County for the 2023 - 2024 year. Please include a breakdown in the following categories:
1. Number of man hours budgeted.
2. Total pay budgeted for man hours.
3. Equipment purchases.
4. Please list all other items that have been budgeted for the walking / bike path for the 2023 - 2024 year.
B. Please provide the following information for the walking / bike path, during the time period of 01/01/2023 through 10/01/2023.
1. The total number of man hours by City employees used on the walking / bike path.
2. Total amount of pay, for same.
3. Please provide any other expenses that have been used for the maintenance, upkeep etc.
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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!
Status: Completed
Activity:
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November 10, 2023 1:28 pm
5 months ago
from: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Nov 10, 2023, 1:28 PM
subject: Automatic reply: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.Thank you for your email. I will be out of the office at training, with limited access to email, beginning Tuesday, November 7th through Thursday, November 9th. City Hall is closed on Friday, November 10th in observance of Veterans Day. I will respond to your message as promptly as possible upon my return on Monday, November 13th.
Best regards,
Denise Hodsdon
City Clerk
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Dean Luebbe <[email protected]>
cc: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>, Rebecca McCann <[email protected]>, Wilson Hooper <[email protected]>
date: Nov 10, 2023, 1:28 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.Hi Dean,
Excellent — Thanks very much for your assistance with the request!
I reviewed the answers you supplied, as well as the document you sent.
I will now mark this request as “Completed” on our site.
Have a great weekend!
Status: Completed -
November 9, 2023 9:20 am
5 months ago
from: Dean Luebbe <[email protected]>
to: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>, Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Rebecca McCann <[email protected]>,
Wilson Hooper <[email protected]>
date: Nov 9, 2023, 9:20 AM
subject: RE: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.See answers below
Dean Luebbe, CPA, NCCLGFO
Assistant City Manager/Finance Director
City of Brevard
95 West Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 885-5615
www.cityofbrevard.com
*** Please note that email sent to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
A. Please provide the budgeted amount for the maintenance and upkeep of the walking / bike path in Transylvania County for the 2023 – 2024 year. Please include a breakdown in the following categories:
1. Number of man hours budgeted. ZERO
2. Total pay budgeted for man hours. ZERO
3. Equipment purchases. ZERO
4. Please list all other items that have been budgeted for the walking / bike path for the 2023 – 2024 year. THE CITY BUDGETED $20,000 UNDER ACCOUNT 10-6200-2600 (MAINT AND REPAIR – BIKE//HIKE TRAIL). THE CITY ALSO HAS A CAPITAL PROJ FUND (ESTATOE TRAIL) (78-6300-4400) WHICH THE GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL $82,000 TO.
B. Please provide the following information for the walking / bike path, during the time period of 01/01/2023 through 10/01/2023.
1. The total number of man hours by City employees used on the walking / bike path. WE DO NOT CURRENTLY TRACK THIS (BUT WE LIKELY WILL IN THE FUTURE) WE ESTIMATE 3 HOURS PER WEEK. KEY WORD IS “ESTIMATE”
2. Total amount of pay, for same. AGAIN, ESTIMATE, 3 x 39 WEEKS x $32.00 PER HOUR (THIS INCLUDES FRINGE BENEFITS) = $3,744 (AGAIN AN ESTIMATE)
3. Please provide any other expenses that have been used for the maintenance, upkeep etc. SEE ATTACHMENT
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (”trail-expenses-01-01-2023-thru-10-01-2023-1.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
October 31, 2023 2:51 pm
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>
cc: Dean Luebbe <[email protected]>, Rebecca McCann <[email protected]>, Kelley Craig <[email protected]>, Wilson Hooper <[email protected]>
date: Oct 31, 2023, 2:51 PM
subject: Re: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.Hi Denise,
Thank you for the update! I will follow up again around mid-November, if there is no further update before then.
Noted re: Sherry. I will remove that email address moving forward.
Have a good afternoon!
Status: Government Processing Request -
October 31, 2023 2:47 pm
6 months ago
from: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
cc: Dean Luebbe <[email protected]>, Sherry Phillips <[email protected]>, Rebecca McCann <[email protected]>, Kelley Craig <[email protected]>, Wilson Hooper <[email protected]>
date: Oct 31, 2023, 2:47 PM
subject: RE: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.Good Afternoon,
We have received your request for public records regarding expenses and budgetary information for the walking/bike path. Finance Director Dean Luebbe will be out of the office for the remainder of this week and we will respond as quickly as possible on his return.
Please be advised that Sherry Phillips is no longer with the City of Brevard.
Best regards,
Denise Hodsdon, CMC
City Clerk
City of Brevard
95 W. Main Street
Brevard, NC 28712
Phone: 828-885-5614
Fax: 828-883-2853
Email: [email protected]
** Please note that E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Status: Government Processing Request -
October 30, 2023 5:28 pm
6 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Denise Hodsdon <[email protected]>
cc: Dean Luebbe <[email protected]>, [email protected], Rebecca McCann <[email protected]>, Kelley Craig <[email protected]>, [email protected]
date: Oct 30, 2023, 5:28 PM
subject: Public records request. (October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.Good evening Denise (or City Records Officer / Custodian of these records), all others CCed,
I’d like to make a new public records request for info that may be available in your office(s).
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about this 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. If possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again in 1 week, if I haven’t heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
SUBJECT:
(October 2023) Multi-part request for City of Brevard, NC Government: Walking / bike path expenses and budgetary information in 2023 – 2024.MESSAGE:
Please reply promptly to the following multi-part public records request, which is being made in accordance with NC Public Records Law. 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 the electronic medium / electronic format (in which the copy of this record should already exist). If the request 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.**
This request is related to “walking / bike path expenses”.
A. Please provide the budgeted amount for the maintenance and upkeep of the walking / bike path in Transylvania County for the 2023 – 2024 year. Please include a breakdown in the following categories:
1. Number of man hours budgeted.
2. Total pay budgeted for man hours.
3. Equipment purchases.
4. Please list all other items that have been budgeted for the walking / bike path for the 2023 – 2024 year.B. Please provide the following information for the walking / bike path, during the time period of 01/01/2023 through 10/01/2023.
1. The total number of man hours by City employees used on the walking / bike path.
2. Total amount of pay, for same.
3. Please provide any other expenses that have been used for the maintenance, upkeep etc.————————————
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 28816The 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!
** 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 -
October 30, 2023 5:25 pm
6 months ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending