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CPRA

Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

I submitted a CPRA request for W2's for a group of public school employees. When I received the W2 forms, I expected the individual's Social Security Number and address to be redacted, but the school also redacted the information for the federal income tax withheld, social security tax withheld, medicare tax withheld, "other" withholdings/contributions […]

April 26, 2022
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CPRA

Employee Information and the CPRA

[…] the code cover these specifics or is it left up to the agencies to decide? I saw in your previously answered questions the one entitled "Public employee salaries" which addressed the Oakland case and employees earning over $100,000 but I am curious about the privacy of average employees and what rights they have to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Public official salaries and the CPRA

I'd like to find information on executive salaries for public utility organizations (SMUD, LADWP, WAPA and NCPA). Can you advise me if these are publicly available records and if so, what’s the best way to obtain them might be?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing public employee timesheets

I am seeking to obtain the time sheets (dates and hours worked) of a particular part-time city administrator. Are time sheets public records that can be accessed to the extent that only the days worked are being requested, (NOT the days absent, days off, vacation/sick time)?

August 4, 2011
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CPRA

Public employee salaries

I would like to know the status of public release of public employment salaries. I know about the Oakland case, and Teamsters Local 856 v. Priceless, LLC which seemed to indicate that release of salaries connected with the names of employees is prohibited. How about requests for actual salaries by position and not connected […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can I request public staff time cards?

My community has a special water district.There is a manager and a five-person elected board.Would the manager's time-card be public information? Also, the board has not approved the minutes for months.Is there a time limit to approve minutes from meetings?

September 26, 2011
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CPRA

Court Employee Anonymity

The courts here operate with anonymity as to the identities of the employees therein, which appears to be an illegal circumstance. Employees of the courts will sometimes inform the public their first names, and only the initials of their last names, but otherwise such simple information is treated as a secret. Nobody has a […]

June 14, 2009
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Celebrate Sunshine Week in California–Hold Public Officials Accountable for Access to Information

[…] local newspaper against that county. Two public employee unions in Alameda County are appealing lower court rulings ordering the city of Oakland to disclose the names and salaries of public employees making more than $100,000 a year. The California Supreme Court is considering that case. There's no good reason for the public officials in any of these […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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CPRA School Records

What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?

Exactly what portion of personnel files are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act? Specifically, I am trying to find out whether our child's public school teacher — who was a probationary employee resigned; was terminated for cause, or was "non-reelected" (no reason required per union contract). Our School District maintains that […]

April 22, 2017
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Brown Act

Can employment negotiations be held in closed session?

I submitted your Brown Act template regarding a closed meeting. The city attorney response was that it was ok to meet secretly to discuss other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of ".. .recognized employment organizations . . ." Government Code Section 3505. Please clarify.

August 1, 2011