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Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Are oral CPRA requests permitted? Q: I’m new to public records laws in California, and curious if you can help. What is the requirement in California for initiating that inquiry? Do I need to send a written request, or is a verbal request deemed to have the same weight? A: Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 6250 et seq., an oral request for records is permitted.  Government Code section 6253(a) provides that

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Duplication fees for non-paper records

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Duplication fees for non-paper records Q: Our School District Board/Superintendent is charging for labor costs of making a CD copy of each monthly/special board meeting. I understand that the Cal. Gov\’t. Code Section 6253(b) indicates that such charges (i.e., labor costs for recording the CD copy) is not permitted. I have been round and round with the Board/Superintendent about these excessive charges for the past year. They say that the District Counsel has supported them

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A&A: Closed Sessions and Permissible Topics

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Closed Sessions and Permissible Topics Q: My local city council has apparently held closed session meetings on whether or not they will repair a landslide on a city street. The agenda notification listed only pending litigation, but did not list the specific subject. These meetings resulted in public policy decisions. I have made a CPRA request for public records relating to the landslide. I assume that they need to at least disclose whether there were

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A&A: Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment Q: I attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the subject to be discussed. The problem is that they will not provide materials

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