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List of applicants for a public entity’s general manager Q: A municipal water district hired a new general manager. A board member told me they had “about 20” applicants, and the list would be reduced to a few who would be interviewed. Are names of all who applied open to the public? Are names of those on the short list who were interviewed open to the public? A: No court has yet addressed the issue

Employment documents of officials Q: Can I request under the Public Records Act the resume and application for employment of a school district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. I have an interest only in the prior employment history and will assume the private data (address etc). will be blocked out. My interpretation of 6254(c) is that prior work history is public record. A: Under section 6254(c) of the California Public Records Act, certain personnel files are

Requests for applications of public positions Q: I live in a City with a deep history of closed government.The City Clerk has just notified me that I can not review (partially redacted) copies of job applications of the director of the City’s planning department. I will not be allowed to see anything.It is my understanding that CFAC’s stance is that I should be allowed to review such materials. Do you have any suggestions as what

Access to names of applicants to official positions Q: The City Council will soon be considering the applications filed for three openings on two commissions. I am trying to obtain the names of the applicants and I am being met with some resistance. Should I have access to the names? A: The information you are requesting is not expressly exempt fromdisclosure under the California Public Records Act.  There are two casesaddressing comparable situations, however, that