Other (indicate in message) Submitted: September 2, 2020 | Updated: October 16, 2020

(September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

Hello Jackson County, NC Sheriff's Office,

I'd like to make a public records request for the following information:

1) Please provide any and all correspondence, including but not limited to emails, both internally and with the public regarding the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 - September 01, 2020.

2) Please provide any and all correspondence and materials [unspecified] regarding use of outside resources in preparation for and during the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 - September 01, 2020.

3) Please provide the amount of funds spent by Jackson County, NC Sheriff's Office from May 25, 2020 to present date (that the query is performed), as well as the amount of funds allocated for the future to provide protection for the confederate statue and/or provide security measures at or around the statue. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 - Present (day the query is performed).

Thank you for your assistance!

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Status: Completed

Activity:

October 16, 2020 10:20 am
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Shannon Queen <[email protected]>
date: Oct 16, 2020, 10:20 AM
subject: Re: Records Request: (September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

Good morning Shannon,

Thank you for your help with this request. We’ve marked it as completed on our site.

Have a good weekend,
Sunshine Request

Status: Completed
October 8, 2020 12:19 pm
3 years ago

from: Shannon Queen <[email protected]>
to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
date: Oct 8, 2020, 12:19 PM
subject: RE: Records Request: (September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

See below.

1) Please provide any and all correspondence, including but not limited to emails, both internally and with the public regarding the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – September 01, 2020. Emails are stored by Jackson County Information Technology, not the Sheriff’s Office. We are not able to access this information. No other documents would exist as a public record.

2) Please provide any and all correspondence and materials [unspecified] regarding use of outside resources in preparation for and during the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – September 01, 2020. No documents would exist as a public record.

3) Please provide the amount of funds spent by Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office from May 25, 2020 to present date (that the query is performed), as well as the amount of funds allocated for the future to provide protection for the confederate statue and/or provide security measures at or around the statue. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – Present (day the query is performed). The Sheriff’s Office has spent $4,623.31 in overtime funds as related to this request. Future funds allocations are not separated or divided out by potential cause.

Status: Response Received from Government
September 29, 2020 4:35 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Chip Hall <[email protected]>,
Shannon Queen <[email protected]>
date: Sep 29, 2020, 4:35 PM
subject: Re: Records Request: (September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

Good afternoon Jackson County Sheriff’s Department,

We’re following up to check in on this request from September 10th to confirm that it had been received and was being processed.

Thank you!
Sunshine Request

Status: Follow up
September 10, 2020 4:03 pm
3 years ago

from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: Chip Hall <[email protected]>,
Shannon Queen <[email protected]>
date: Sep 10, 2020, 4:03 PM
subject: Records Request: (September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

Good afternoon Jackson County Sheriff’s Department,

We received another new records request via our site www.sunshinerequest.com for info that may be available in your office. If there’s another party that we should be contacting about this request then please let us know.

Please confirm receipt to let us know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. We
will plan on following up again around that time.

Here are the details:

Subject: (September 2020) Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office communications / funds related to “protests and statue protection” as of 09/01/20

Message: “Hello Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office,

I’d like to make a public records request for the following information:

1) Please provide any and all correspondence, including but not limited to emails, both internally and with the public regarding the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – September 01, 2020.

2) Please provide any and all correspondence and materials [unspecified] regarding use of outside resources in preparation for and during the July 11, 2020 protest. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – September 01, 2020.

3) Please provide the amount of funds spent by Jackson County, NC Sheriff’s Office from May 25, 2020 to present date (that the query is performed), as well as the amount of funds allocated for the future to provide protection for the confederate statue and/or provide security measures at or around the statue. The responsive records requested should include the time period of May 25, 2020 – Present (day the query is performed).

Thank you for your assistance!”

** 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.

Thank you for your help,
Sunshine Request

Status: Sent to Government
September 3, 2020 4:46 pm
3 years ago

Editor’s Note 09/03/20: The Sunshine Request team will be taking some time off Friday 09/04 until Tuesday 09/08. We will resume adding any updates, new requests, and regular follow ups upon our return.

~ Sunshine Team

Status: In Review
September 2, 2020 6:27 pm
3 years ago

Submitted to Sunshine Request

Status: Pending