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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-02-01 | 5 | The City Clerk responded the complaint procedure would be included somewhere in the portal. Commissioner LoPilato stated she would like to find a way to use the reports to shine a light on whether departments might be over zealous in rejections of PRAs or not as responsive as the Commission would like; she would like to hear if there are any other motions on whether the reports can be accepted as is or if changes are needed. Chair Tilos stated the reports have come a long way, but more information can be added; the portal idea is good; perhaps the issue can be agendized for a future meeting and the Commission can receive an update on the portal; he is leaning toward accepting the reports as is but would like to hear from other Commissioners. Commissioner Reid stated whether or not a full report of all the PRAs including the columns is produced, the data feels incomplete; she is glad the City will plan to adopt a new method to capture the data more seamlessly. Vice Chair Shabazz concurred with Commissioner Reid; stated that he would like to see additional information on context regarding the specific complaints; there seems to be an omission and he is curious about the "voluntary suspended" case; he is leaning towards not accepting the report, requesting additional information and then moving it forward; it could be accepted with the understanding that going forward specific information will be added; he is skeptical about a tentative approval; if it is not burdensome, he would like to request an additional column showing where PRAs originated and data where there are blanks; he does not want to create more work for staff, but the report paints an incomplete picture as is. Chair Tilos reiterated the Commissioner's comments and inquired whether two separate pieces could be voted on, to which the City Clerk responded in the affirmative. Commissioner LoPilato stated because the "voluntary suspended" language is ambiguous, she is leaning more towards getting more information and the Commission would be able to give concrete and specific direction as to what that would look like; she would also like to know if there are any deadlines to avoid putting the City Attorney's office in a non-compliant position. The Assistant City Attorney stated that he is able to provide more context regarding the "voluntary suspended" complaint; the Attorney assigned to the case reached out to the requestor and the requestor asked for additional information; the Attorney and requestor were going to work out an agreement in terms of policy for the particular category of records; the Attorney asked if the requestor would voluntarily suspend the complaint in the interim until the issue is resolved; the City Attorney's office did consider using the term "abandoned;" the Attorney reached back out to the requestor and did not hear anything further; changes can be made to reflect the information he just conveyed; he is willing to dive deeper if the Commission makes the request. Meeting of the Open Government Commission February 2, 2021 5 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-02-01.pdf |