FOIA Request to SUNY College of Technology at Canton regarding public university FY 2024 employee salaries on December 5, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the SUNY College of Technology at Canton. The request seeks detailed records of employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024. This inquiry is made under the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., with a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.
The request specifically asks for records or reports containing several data fields, including 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 (such as salary, hourly wage, stipend, bonus), 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.
The media organization also notes that if any portion of a responsive record is deemed exempt from disclosure, they seek the release of all reasonably segregable non-exempt portions in redacted form rather than withholding them entirely.
Empire State Today emphasizes its role in gathering and reporting news to the public and highlights the importance of access to public records for holding institutions accountable and ensuring transparency. They have requested a fee waiver based on their status as a media professional.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that aids 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/.
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