City of Asheville Submitted: July 30, 2024 | Updated: July 30, 2024

[See Editor’s Note](July 2024) Multiple submissions related to following up on “Public Record Request-2024117” in Rutherford County, NC.

[SUBMISSION # 1]

Date sent in to Sunshine: 07/24/24

Original Subject:
Public Record Request-2024117

Original Message:
Please advise when the Sheriff will respond to the public records request.

Government Entity:
City of Asheville

Start Date / End Date:
N/A - N/A. Blank.
------------------------

[SUBMISSION # 2]

Date sent in to Sunshine: 07/24/24

Original Subject:
(June 2024) Request for Rutherford County, NC Government: Contracts and agreements from 12/05/22 – 06/11/24.

Original Message:
Public Record Request-2024117 ...When will Aaron Ellenburg Sheriff Rutherford County answer this question?

from: Sunshine Request
to: Kim Aldridge
cc: [email protected], Amy Hamrick , [email protected], Steve Garrison
date: Jun 27, 2024, 5:12 PM
subject: Public records request. (June 2024) Request for Rutherford County, NC Government: Contracts and agreements from 12/05/22 – 06/11/24.

Good evening Kim, Kristina, Amy, Paula, Steve, (or 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.htm

NCGS 14-234(a) describes the creation or administration of contracts by public officers or employees on behalf of a public agency, deriving a direct benefit from a contract, influencing anyone involved in making or administering the contract, solicitation of gifts, receiving favors, promises, etc.

If such a record exists –
Please provide the electronic copy of any contract(s) and agreement(s) executed by Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg on behalf of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, where his spouse is an employee, consultant, lobbyist, or independent contractor for the vendor under the contract. During the specific time period of 12/05/2022 through 06/11/2024.

** 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

Government Entity:
Other (indicate in message)

Start Date / End Date:
December 05, 2022 - June 11, 2024

Editor’s Note: Sunshine Request makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

Editor’s Note 07/30/24: The submission(s) above has been marked as “Completed”. Please review the current status of the referenced request, at the following URL. Our last “follow up” was on 07/24, and our next “follow up” with that entity is scheduled for 07/31:

(June 2024) Request for Rutherford County, NC Government: Contracts and agreements from 12/05/22 – 06/11/24.

** This info comes from our FAQs page:

When will my request be fulfilled?

Sunshine Request does not control if / when Government entities will confirm receipt, begin processing, complete, or deny requests we submit to them via our website. If you would like to make a request that is time sensitive, we recommend that you reach out to the appropriate government entity directly for assistance with a request, rather than submitting through our site.

Sunshine Request is run by a very small team. We do our best to review and send in requests to the appropriate entities as quickly as we are able, and it is up to the Government agency to determine the timeline and speed with which the request can be processed. We generally try to follow up on requests once every 1 – 2 weeks as we’re able, until the government agency has confirmed that the request has been received and is being processed (and there is some timeline for completion), and we will wait to follow up again during the time period they specify.

Please do not send us additional request submissions asking that we “follow up on” a request on our site, or to ask for a status update on a request. If at any time you would like to track the status of your request, please “Search” for your request via the “Search box” or by viewing the list of requests on the View All Requests page. Any updates we receive will be posted on our site as soon as we are able. We also publish a weekly Friday “Completed requests” list on our Facebook, and Twitter page.

We are a small team — due to holidays, unforeseen events / scheduling conflicts, there may be times that we cannot publish or update requests for several days. We will do our best to process all requests as quickly as possible.

Thank you for using Sunshine Request!

Status: Completed

Activity:

  • July 30, 2024 5:30 pm

    4 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending