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Other (indicate in message) Submitted: October 10, 2025 | Updated: October 16, 2025
(October 2025) Request for City of Belmont, NC Government: Police Department budgetary documents for Fiscal Years 2018 – 2022.
Good afternoon City 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
SUBJECT:
(October 2025) Public records request for City of Belmont, NC Government: Police Department budgetary documents for Fiscal Years 2018 - 2022.
MESSAGE:
Related to the Belmont Police Department specifically.
Please provide the electronic copy of the adopted budgeted amount, and actual expenditures, for each of the following fiscal years (FY): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Please produce this info in an itemized format, if available. I’m primarily seeking the overall totals for each year.
Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel, PDF, 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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October 16, 2025 4:42 pm
8 months ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
date: Oct 16, 2025, 4:42 PM
subject: Re: Public Information Request** Apologies.
Laura. (not Laurel).
Thank you!
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
date: Oct 16, 2025, 4:42 PM
subject: Re: Public Information RequestHi Laurel,
I reviewed the 4 PDFs above, and will now mark the request as “Completed” on our website.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Completed -
October 14, 2025 12:57 pm
8 months ago
from: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Oct 14, 2025, 12:57 PM
subject: Re: Public Information RequestGood Afternoon,
Please find attached the requested documents.
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
**Editor’s Note: Please see the 4 files referenced (“(4 files) republicinformationrequest.zip”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Response Received from Government -
October 13, 2025 9:53 am
8 months ago
from: Laura Woelfel <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Oct 13, 2025, 9:53 AM
subject: Public Information RequestGood Morning,
Your request has been received and forwarded to the corresponding departments. Once this has been completed, you will be sent the results.
Public Information Request Form Result #22602277
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: Government Processing Request -
October 10, 2025 4:32 pm
8 months ago
** Editor’s Note: We submitted the following request to the City of Belmont, NC on 10/10/25 @ 4:32pm EST via their Public Information Request Form. Any updates we receive will be posted on our website.
Good afternoon City 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
SUBJECT:
(October 2025) Public records request for City of Belmont, NC Government: Police Department budgetary documents for Fiscal Years 2018 – 2022.
MESSAGE:
Related to the Belmont Police Department specifically.
Please provide the electronic copy of the adopted budgeted amount, and actual expenditures, for each of the following fiscal years (FY): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. Please produce this info in an itemized format, if available. I’m primarily seeking the overall totals for each year.
Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel, PDF, 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 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 -
October 10, 2025 4:33 pm
8 months ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending