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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2016-02-01 | 9 | The Assistant City Attorney stated the issue arose from Mr. Klein's complaint concerning the time to respond to requests and the Sunshine Ordinance not mirroring the timeframes under the Public Records Act (PRA) when a local agency needs longer than 10 days; staff drafted language to delete the need to respond within three days and added a provision to allow a reasonable extension not to exceed 14 days if the material cannot be readily accessed or made available to the requester. Commissioner Dieter stated she has no problem with the suggested edit. Acting Chair Foreman stated that he thought the response period is 10 days. The Assistant City Attorney stated 10 days is for a typical situation, but staff added language; when there are unusual circumstances, the time to respond can be extended which, is consistent with the PRA. Acting Chair Foreman inquired whether it is under Section 2-92.2, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated it is Subsection C. Commissioner Dieter stated that she has a slight aversion to citing the Government Code because the reader has to look up the Government Code to see the provision; she is flexible; suggested adding a qualifier, such as the need to compile data from a voluminous record; she is open if other commissioners want to have people read the Government Code. Acting Chair Foreman inquired whether a lot of extra language would need to be added, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded that he was simply trying to not be wordy; stated the language could be added. Acting Chair Foreman stated Commissioner Dieter has made him more conscience of the issue; that he originally thought that the Sunshine Ordinance should be cut down and not include parts that are redundant; however, Commissioner Dieter has convinced him this section pertains directly to members of the public and needs to be understood; that he does not want the public to have to refer to the Government Code. The City Clerk stated if the Government Code changes, the Sunshine Ordinance would be out of sync which could cause a problem and is often why only the citation is given. Commissioner Dieter suggested including a qualifier, such as the need to compile data from a voluminous record. The Assistant City Attorney stated doing so is easy enough. Acting Chair Foreman inquired if everyone is in favor. Commissioner Tauzon stated he is in favor of the Council recommendation. Meeting of the Open Government Commission February 1, 2016 9 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2016-02-01.pdf |