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Editor’s Note 04/30/24: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”.
1) By mentioning multiple entities within one request, the sender is asking us to make five separate requests (which we’d need to send as unique requests) to five different entities. We ask that the sender please submit 5 individual requests to our website — each one should clearly indicate the specific entity / state / county, time periods, etc. and what is specifically being requested of that particular entity.
2) Please note that since 2023 we have received a few requests asking for various salary or financial data from “Alexander County, NC Schools”.
Just to name a few:
The new submission above is asking for some of the same data that has previously been provided to us by ACS in October 2023 and in February 2024. As written, the new request would require an unnecessary duplication of some of that same info. as well as the ACS Staff’s time to provide those records.
3) The sender indicated the “Start / End date” for all responsive records should be “August 01, 2023 – July 01, 2024″. Please note: Based on our experiences requesting salary data from many entities – we feel it’s likely that any of the entities named will not be able to query the data in the manner requested (on a specific date in time in the past, or “on the first day of every month, since August 2023″). Most entities seem to only be able to provide salary data “as of the present day”, or within the last month. We’re happy to send in a new request once it’s revised and resubmitted to our site, but just wanted to note that possibility for your consideration when re-writing the request(s).
If after reviewing the different entity’s websites you are still unable to locate the records you’d like to receive — please feel free to revise and submit new request(s) through our site. Please clearly indicate any specific details, subject, message, dates, record types, City / County / State, etc. about the exact public records that are being requested.
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☀️ Requests that are incomplete, non-specific, or vague.
While we do proofread requests we receive for general spelling and clarity, we may choose not to fulfill the request if it is incomplete, overly broad, or it is unclear what specific information the requester hopes to receive. In this case, the sender may rewrite and resubmit the request.
It’s the requester’s responsibility to write the request in a manner that clearly specifies a record that is being requested, and to what government entity it should be sent.
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It is important that what you are requesting is specific and reasonable, and is an actionable records request. Please specify the exact type of records you’d like to receive, rather than any “possible” or “potential” info that could be searched. Remember that the larger your request, the more time it usually takes to fulfill. Specificity will often help reduce the amount of time needed to process the request.
It is important that a request has a clearly written and complete Subject and Message, and also specifies the Government Entity (or entities), City and/or County, and State to which the request should be sent. If applicable, please also include any responsive timelines for the info that should be requested.
While we do proofread requests we receive for general spelling and clarity, we may choose not to fulfill the request if it is incomplete, or it is unclear what specific info the requester hopes to receive, or if it violates our policies.
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