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Editor’s Note 03/25/25: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, it is unclear to what specific time period the responsive records should apply.
The “fiscal year” is typically a 12 month period, named for the year it ends. A search of Buncombe County’s website shows their fiscal years begin July 01 and end June 30:
FY 2022. (July 01, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
FY 2023. (July 01, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
FY 2024. (July 01, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
FY 2025. (July 01, 2024 – June 30, 2025)The sender indicated in the request’s Message that all of the responsive records should apply to “… the past three fiscal years (or as far back as readily available)“. We assume that “the past three fiscal years” refers to FY 2022, FY 2023, and FY 2024 specifically. That date range would be July 01, 2021 – June 30, 2024.
However, the sender also indicated in the “Start Date / End Date” section that the time period requested is “March 24, 2022 – March 25, 2025”. That date range would include (some, but not all of) FY 2022, FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025 (as of today’s date, since the FY hasn’t concluded).
We ask that the sender please specifies the exact date range to which all of the requested records should apply.
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