Northern Essex CC Vendor Expenses, FY15-FY24
Submitted | Aug. 11, 2024 |
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From: AJ Vincelli
Hello,
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I am hereby submitting a Public Records Request for all money given from Northern Essex Community College to external vendors/suppliers in FY2015 through (and including) FY2024, a total of 10 years.
Specifically, the data I am requesting include (but are not limited to):
* all vendors, suppliers, individuals, and public-private partnerships
* all materials, goods, services, properties, commodities, equipment leases, property leases, and licenses
* all catalog orders, non-catalog orders, blanket orders, direct payments, bank card purchases, strategic sourcing, and competitive procurements
* all auxiliary services purchases (starts in 2022, may be from a different accounting system)
* all purchase orders, requisitions, and invoices
* all products, goods, services, contracts, and subcontracts
* all accounts, classes, commodities, and departments
* regardless of the funding source
I’m requesting the data in a single Excel spreadsheet file (.xlsx format) with at least the following columns:
* Amount
* Supplier/Vendor Name
* Account Description
* Commodity Description
* Fiscal Year
* Department/Origin Description
Please report every expense, even if one or more of the above fields is blank. Please also include negative expense amounts, which is rare but does occur.
In case it’s helpful, I've attached an image example of what I’m hoping to receive. The columns may be in any order, and the fiscal years may be on one sheet or different sheets. The columns can be sorted in any order, or unsorted if that’s easiest.
I’m anticipating that this request may be fulfilled by a simple financial report generation and export of the generated file, and therefore shouldn’t take much human time or incur any fees. Please let me know immediately if this isn’t the case, so I can modify my request as necessary to meet the PRL deadline of 10 business days.
Please email the Excel file by the deadline of Monday August 26th, 2024.
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
AJ Vincelli
Graduate Student Union at UMass Dartmouth
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From: Northern Essex Community College
Good Afternoon AJ Vincelli,
We write to you to request a 20-day extension for response to this request because of the difficulty of the request pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Section 10(C)(i)-(vi) and 950 CMR 32.06(4)(e). Northern Essex Community College is currently engaged in start of the fall semester, as well as other start-of-semester activities. As such, this is an incredibly busy time for the College involving key college employees including many of whom will be asked to assist in responding to this request.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or require further information to support this extension request.
Kathleen Teixeira
Northern Essex Community College
Senior Executive Assistant to CFO/COO
Administration and Finance
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3892
From: Northern Essex Community College
Good Afternoon AJ Vincelli,
Please find NECC's response attached.
Kathleen Teixeira
Northern Essex Community College
Senior Executive Assistant to CFO/COO
Administration and Finance
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3892
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From: AJ Vincelli
Hi Kathleen,
Thank you for this info, and I apologize for my delay in replying.
I think this looks good! Am I correct that if there is no number in the last column (Amount), or if the number is 0, then it is not an expense and that row can be ignored?
Thanks again,
AJ Vincelli
From: AJ Vincelli
Hi Kathleen,
I'm just checking on my earlier question.
Am I correct that if there is no number in the last column (Amount), or if the number is 0, then it is not an expense and that row can be ignored?
Thanks,
AJ Vincelli
From: Northern Essex Community College
AJ Vincelli,
Yes, to confirm, blank or "0" indicates no expense.
Happy Holidays,
Kathleen Teixeira
Northern Essex Community College
Senior Executive Assistant to CFO/COO
Administration and Finance
100 Elliott Street
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978) 556-3892
From: AJ Vincelli
Hi Kathleen,
Excellent, thanks very much! I believe that my FOIA request is complete. I really appreciate your help!
Happy New Year,
AJ Vincelli