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CC - ACTION ITEM: Recommendation from the Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee to Adopt a Resolution Amending Council Policy Statement No. 2401 (Public Records Requests).
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Meeting Date: February 12, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Heather Baker/City Attorney's Office
Jeremy Bocchino/City Clerk's Office
Phone Number: 310-253-5660
310-253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/07/2024)
Department Approval: Heather Baker, City Attorney (02/07/2024); John M. Nachbar, City Manager (02/07/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff and the Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee recommend the City Council adopt a resolution amending Council Policy Statement No. 2401 (Public Records Requests).
BACKGROUND
The Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee was created for the purpose of working with staff to conduct a comprehensive review of existing City Council policies and make recommendations to City Council as appropriate. The current Subcommittee consists of Vice Mayor McMorrin and Council Member Vera ("Subcommittee").
Over the course of the City Council Policies review project ("Project"), a total of 23 policies have been considered by the City Council. Of these policies, some have been updated, some have been rescinded after being combined with other policies, some have been rescinded and transitioned to administrative policies due to their administrative nature, and there have been two newly adopted policies (see Attachment 1 for a list of policies considered by the City Council thus far during this Project).
This Project has been delayed on multiple occasions due to other Council-directed priorities and work plans, as well as the unexpected and significant operational workload created by the COVID-...
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