FOIA Request to Town of Red Oak regarding employee overtime records on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Old North News to the Town of Red Oak on February 1, 2026. 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 several key details: the name and job title of each employee, their respective department or office, the dates and number of overtime hours worked, and the compensation paid for this overtime. The purpose of this request is to gather information that holds public interest and aids in disseminating it to the community.
Old North News emphasizes that this request pertains only to existing records and does not necessitate creating new documents. If any part of the request is denied or withheld, they have asked for a specific statutory basis for such denial along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
The organization has expressed its willingness to receive these records in electronic format if available. As members of the media committed to transparency and accountability in public institutions, Old North News also seeks a fee waiver due to their role in gathering and reporting news.
The requestor identifies as a member of The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, an organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
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.
