FOIA Request to Washington State Community College regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on December 2, 2025.
A request for public records has been submitted to Washington State Community College by Buckeye Reporter, a media organization focused on local governmental affairs. The request, made under the Ohio Open Records Law, seeks detailed information about employee compensation at the university for Fiscal Year 2025.
The requested records include comprehensive data fields such as employee names, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (where not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (e.g., salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
Buckeye Reporter emphasizes the importance of access to these public records in fulfilling its role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable. The organization also requests a fee waiver for this information based on its status as a media entity.
Additionally, 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 details 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.
