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Editor’s Note to Sender 07/18/23: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, it is unclear what specific public records the sender would like to receive. In particular, “… all emails to and from Chris Thomas, Onslow County Sheriff, and the Onslow County Manager and/or the Chairman of the Onslow County Commissioners”.
While it’s clear the sender would like all emails from 01/01/23 to 06/30/23, and that emails are not subject matter or keyword specific — the wording of the request suggests this could potentially be a multi-part request for many different sets of communications:
1. All emails sent to and sent from Chris Thomas. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.
2. All emails sent to and sent from Onslow County Manager. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.
3. All emails sent to and sent from Onslow County Commissioners Chair. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.4. All emails sent to and sent from (between) Chris Thomas and County Manager. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.
5. All emails sent to and sent from (between) Chris Thomas and County Commissioners Chair. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.
6. All emails sent to and sent from (between) County Manager and County Commissioners Chair. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.7. All emails sent to and sent from (between) Chris Thomas, County Manager, and County Commissioners Chair. This should include all emails exchanged between the three parties with either the County Manager, County Commissioner Chair, or both, as the recipient or sender. 01/01/23 – 06/30/23.
Depending what you’re looking for, some of these requests would be much larger than if you’re only asking for emails between Chris Thomas, the County Manager, and County Commissioner Chair.
We’d ask that the sender please submit a new request to clearly indicate any specific details, subject matter / keywords (if there are any), etc. about the exact public records that are being requested. Clarifying this info will help to greatly narrow the scope, and will also reduce the amount of time it may take the County to process the request.
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