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Consider Agendizing Revision of the Sunshine Ordinance Complaint Procedures to Clarify the Pre-Hearing Process (Chair LoPilato)
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City of Alameda Open Government Commission
PUBLIC SUNSHINE ORDINANCE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
Consistent with the language and spirit of the City of Alameda Sunshine Ordinance (Ordinance) to provide the most open government possible (see Alameda Municipal Code Chapter II, Article VIII, Sections 2-90 through 2-93), all inferences and evidence shall be viewed in the light most favorable to the petitioner.
A. Initial Communications About Sunshine Ordinance Concerns
It is the goal of the Open Government Commission ("OGC" or "Commission") to help the public gain access to public records and meetings. The Staff supporting the OGC will therefore work with members of the public to help achieve such access in order to avoid the need for filing complaints with the OGC.
Members of the public are encouraged to contact the City Clerk to express any requests or concerns they have regarding the City's compliance with the Sunshine Ordinance so that Staff may work with them to resolve the issue, where possible.
1. The City Clerk may be reached at clerk@alamedaca.gov or 510-747-4800 or 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Ro0m 360, Alameda, CA, 94501 during regular business hours.
2. The City Clerk shall discuss the request or concern with the member of the public and may attempt to resolve the request or concern. Staff from the City Attorney's Office may also assist in this process.
3. If unable to immediately facilitate access to a desired record or to a public meeting, the Staff shall advise the member(s) of the public of the right to file a complaint with the OGC and to pursue the complaint process and shall send the complainant a packet of information regarding the complaint process, including this Complaint Procedure.
Please note that under the Sunshine Ordinance, a formal complaint must be filed no more than fifteen (15) days after an alleged viola...
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