FOIA Request to Farmingdale State College regarding Public University FY 2024 Employee Salaries on December 5, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Farmingdale State College, seeking detailed records of employee compensation for the fiscal year 2024. The request was made under the New York Freedom of Information Law, with an emphasis on obtaining the information in electronic format.
The request specifically asks for records that include various data fields such as Fiscal Year, Employee Name, Gender, Age or Year of Birth, Date of Birth, Employer Name, Title or Position, Department, Hire Date, Compensation Amount (including base pay and any additional pay), Compensation Type (e.g., salary, hourly, stipend), and Employment Type (full-time or part-time). Empire State Today acknowledges that not all fields may be present in every record but requests that all responsive records be produced regardless. If any portion of a record is deemed exempt from disclosure, they ask for the non-exempt portions to be released in redacted form.
Empire State Today emphasizes its role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable through access to public records. As a media organization involved in news gathering and reporting to the public, they have requested a fee waiver for this FOIA request.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found on their website: 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.
