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Editor’s Note 07/31/24: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, overall it is unclear what specific, searchable public records the sender would like to receive.
Since January 2020 we have processed or Completed many requests related to Alexander County, NC salary data or lists of employees working during various time periods — as well as travel allowances specifically. You can view the results of those requests by searching the terms “Alexander” or “Alexander County” on our website.
Some of the data the sender is requesting via their new request — has previously been provided to us (or is currently being processed) by the County. As written, the new request above would require an unnecessary duplication of some of that same info, as well as County Staff’s time to provide those records.
For example:
ITEM 4) “Type and amount of Travel and/or Vehicle allowance received on a monthly or yearly basis [whichever structure applies].”
As you’ll see, in that case we had to interpret / clarify to the County that “Travel allowances” or “Travel” should mean: “… compensation provided to cover employee travel expenses (incurred while traveling for business purposes). For example: Transportation, lodging, meals, and other incidentals while on the job.”
Additionally, please note. The sender indicated in the “Start Date / End Date” section of their new request that the responsive records should include the period of 01/01/2022 – 07/14/2024.
Based on our experiences requesting basic salary data from many entities – we feel it’s likely the County won’t 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, from January 2022 through July 2024). Most entities seem to only be able to provide salary data “as of the present day”, or within the last month.
In the future we’d be happy to send in a new request for salary data, but just wanted to note that possibility for your consideration when writing any future requests.
Please review the status of any current requests we have open with the County, as well as any previously completed similar requests. If you are not able to obtain the info you are seeking — please feel free to revise and submit a new request 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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