FOIA Request to Town of Liberty regarding employee overtime records on February 1, 2026.
On February 1, 2026, Randolph County News submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Town of Liberty in North Carolina. The request seeks access to specific public records under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. §132-1. The focus of this request is on obtaining the city’s employee overtime records for the immediately preceding calendar month.
The requested information includes details such as the name and job title of each employee, their department or office, dates and number of overtime hours worked, and the compensation paid for this overtime. The purpose behind acquiring these records is to gather information that holds public interest and disseminate it to the public. This request emphasizes that it pertains only to existing documents and does not necessitate creating new ones.
Randolph County News has expressed a preference for receiving these records in electronic format if available. Additionally, they have requested that if any part of this request is denied or withheld, the Town of Liberty should provide a specific statutory basis for such denial while releasing all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
As a media organization dedicated to transparency and accountability in government affairs, Randolph County News has also requested a fee waiver based on their role in gathering and reporting news to the public. They are affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization aiding media companies in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
