FOIA Request to CUNY City College regarding public university FY 2024 employee salaries on December 5, 2025.
Empire State Today, a media organization dedicated to comprehensive and accurate news coverage of local governmental affairs, has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to CUNY City College. The request seeks detailed records concerning employee compensation for all individuals employed by the University during Fiscal Year 2024. This period is typically defined as spanning from September 2024 through July 2025, although the request acknowledges that CUNY City College may use different fiscal-year boundaries.
The requested records are expected to include various data fields such as the fiscal year, employee name, gender, age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, department, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (e.g., salary, hourly wage, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time). Empire State Today emphasizes that they seek all responsive records regardless of whether each field is present in every record. In cases where parts of a record are deemed exempt from disclosure, they request that non-exempt portions be released in redacted form.
The FOIA request highlights the importance of access to public records for media professionals in fulfilling their responsibilities to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency. As a member of the media involved in gathering and reporting news to the public, Empire State Today has requested a fee waiver based on their role in disseminating information.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies using Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at this link.
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.
