Other (indicate in message) Submitted: September 13, 2024 | Updated: January 6, 2025

(September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

Good evening Tracy, Chuck, Heather, (or Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

I reviewed your records request form at https://hollyridgenc.org/DocumentCenter/View/290/Public-Information-Request-PDF. However, my request literally does not fit into the form, so I cannot submit it to you in your preferred format. Therefore, I’m submitting it to you all directly, as I believe you are the primary custodian(s) of these records, and should now proceed to fulfill the request.

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.html

The type of basic salary data I’m requesting is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day.

Please provide the names and salaries of all current Town of Holly Ridge, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:

1) Employee first / last name
2) Date of hire
3) Position / title / department
4) Current salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary -- whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]

Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.

** 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. **
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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. However, 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

The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

Thank you for your assistance!

** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) 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: 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.

Status: Completed

Activity:

  • January 6, 2025 4:48 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Chuck Strickland <[email protected]>
    cc: Heather Reynolds <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 6, 2025, 4:48 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Hi Chuck,

     

    Thank you for sending the updated spreadsheet above.

     

    I reviewed that document, and later this evening or early tomorrow I will mark this request as “Completed” on our website.

     

    Have a great evening!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Completed
  • January 6, 2025 4:46 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Chuck Strickland <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    cc: Heather Reynolds <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 6, 2025, 4:46 PM
    subject: RE: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Here is the same list but with the addition of position and hire date information. Also, this list does include all employees for the Town of Holly Ridge. Thank you again for your request

     

    Chuck Strickland

    Finance Officer

    Town of Holly Ridge

    PO BOX 145

    Holly Ridge, NC 28445

    910.329.7081 ext. 219 Phone

    910.329.1593 Fax

    www.townofhollyridge.net

     

    **Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Salary-Report-12.31.24-Updated.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Clarification Provided
  • January 3, 2025 2:44 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Heather Reynolds <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>, Margaret Stiltner-Richmond <[email protected]>
    cc: Chuck Strickland <[email protected]>, “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
    date: Jan 3, 2025, 2:44 PM
    subject: RE: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Good afternoon –

     

    We are working on processing your request as we have experienced personnel changeovers due to retirements. We will provide this information to you by close of business next Friday.

     

    Thank you for your patience.

     

    Heather Reynolds, CMC, NCCMC

    Town Manager

    Town of Holly Ridge

    PO BOX 145

    Holly Ridge, NC 28445

    910.329.7081 Phone

    910.329.1593 Fax

    www.hollyridgenc.org


    Status: Government Processing Request
  • December 31, 2024 3:24 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: Chuck Strickland <[email protected]>
    date: Dec 31, 2024, 3:24 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Good afternoon Chuck,

     

    Thank you for providing the spreadsheet above.

     

    My request called for:

     

    “… names and salaries of all current Town of Holly Ridge, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:

     

    1) Employee first / last name

    2) Date of hire

    3) Position / title / department

    4) Current salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]”

     

    The document you sent only shows the employee name and salary. Can you please provide the rest of the information as requested?

     

    Thank you for your help.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Clarification Requested
  • December 31, 2024 9:04 am

    1 month ago

    from: Chuck Strickland <[email protected]>
    to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    date: Dec 31, 2024, 9:04 AM
    subject: RE: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Here is your requested report. I apologize for the delay

     

    Chuck Strickland

    Finance Officer

    Town of Holly Ridge

    PO BOX 145

    Holly Ridge, NC 28445

    910.329.7081 ext. 219 Phone

    910.329.1593 Fax

    www.townofhollyridge.net

     

    **Editor’s Note: Please see the 1 file referenced (“Salary-Report-12.31.24.xlsx”) at top left in our Documents section.


    Status: Response Received from Government
  • December 30, 2024 4:26 pm

    1 month ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Dec 30, 2024, 4:26 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Good afternoon Tracy, Chuck, Heather, Mayor, (Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

     

    I submitted the following public records request on September 13, 2024:
    (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    I have not received any response since submitting my request, nor to my follow up email on November 14.

     

    Under NC Public Records Law, the Town is required to “promptly” process all public records requests. Essentially, this means that if you intentionally delay the fulfillment of a request by allowing it to “sit” until staff has availability to address it, or feels like answering emails, then this could be considered a denial of a request. With this in mind, I want to highlight the court case referenced in item #6 of the following article, posted on the NC Press Association website. In this instance: “The trial court held that an unjustified one-month delay in production of records was tantamount to a denial”. http://www.ncpress.com/stories/a-bakers-dozen-for-2022nc-public-records-law,2390

     

    Please confirm that the request is being processed, and please provide an anticipated timeline or date for its completion. I will make one more attempt to follow up in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else before then. At that point, if I don’t receive a response I will mark this request as having been “Denied” by your organization.

     

    Thank you.

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • November 14, 2024 2:47 pm

    2 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Nov 14, 2024, 2:47 PM
    subject: Re: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Good evening Tracy, Chuck, Heather, (or Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

     

    I submitted the following public records request to your offices on September 13:
    (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    I have not received any response since submitting the request.

     

    Please confirm that the request is being processed, and please provide an anticipated timeline or date for its completion.

     

    I will follow up again in 1 week, if I don’t hear anything else before then.

     

    Thank you for your help!

     

    ~ The Sunshine Request Team


    Status: Follow up
  • September 13, 2024 8:28 pm

    4 months ago

    from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
    to: [email protected]
    cc: [email protected], [email protected]
    date: Sep 13, 2024, 8:28 PM
    subject: Public records request. (September 2024) Request for Town of Holly Ridge, NC Government: List of all current employees and salaries. As of the present day.

     

    Good evening Tracy, Chuck, Heather, (or Records Officer / Custodian(s) of these records),

     

    I reviewed your records request form at https://hollyridgenc.org/DocumentCenter/View/290/Public-Information-Request-PDF. However, my request literally does not fit into the form, so I cannot submit it to you in your preferred format. Therefore, I’m submitting it to you all directly, as I believe you are the primary custodian(s) of these records, and should now proceed to fulfill the request.

     

    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.html

     

    The type of basic salary data I’m requesting is simple to provide, is very commonly produced, and is widely considered a matter of public record as part of the public personnel file of employees. Many NC entities fulfill requests like this via email in 1 week, and in many cases 1 day.

     

    Please provide the names and salaries of all current Town of Holly Ridge, NC employees as of the present day [on the date the query is performed]. Please include the following:

     

    1) Employee first / last name
    2) Date of hire
    3) Position / title / department
    4) Current salary [including hourly wage, hourly rate, or salary — whichever payment structure is applicable to the employee]

     

    Ideally, I’d like to receive the responsive records in an Excel or other machine-readable format. If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.

     

    ** 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. However, 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

     

    The request has been sent solely by me and my email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.

     

    Thank you for your assistance!

     

    ** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.


    Status: Sent to Government
  • September 13, 2024 8:26 pm

    4 months ago

    Submitted to Sunshine Request
    Status: Pending