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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-10-04 | 8 | validity to a complaint; what can happen once a complaint is deemed valid, is to advise the Council, or whichever Commission, that they are in violation of the Sunshine Ordinance; the Commission does not have the function to make any decision null and void; she has been listening very intently to the entire process; she was indignant when it first happened three years ago; sitting on the Commission, she has come to realize that having an adjudicatory role is not the same as having the right to make something null and void; as a point of order, the subcommittee did not make any comment or statement or recommendation on that specific issue and it is not on the table at this point. In response to Commissioner LoPilato's inquiry, Vice Chair Shabazz stated the complaint by Scott Morris was put on hold due to the expectation that the City Attorney's office would develop a policy; his understanding is that has not taken place; the recommendation was for the policy to be put in place and for it to be published publicly. Speaker: Jay Garfinkle, Alameda, stated the staff report appears convoluted and extensive and he cannot tell what the recommendations are; encouraged the Commission to carefully read Mr. Foreman's letter; stated the Sunshine Ordinance as drafted in 2013 is out of sync with what the public expects from the government in terms of openness; encouraged the OGC to set up a committee to find out what the public would like to see in terms of openness in the procedures. In response to Commissioner LoPilato's inquiry, Vice Chair Shabazz stated the Word document provided to the Commissioners has redlines of corrections and revisions. Commissioner Chen stated because there was not enough time to put together a proper report, she would like another month to clean it up for the sake of the public being able to see what was just sent to the Commission today. Vice Chair Shabazz stated nothing in his report is new; the difference is previous iterations in July and the rudimentary outline has details he was not able to include before due to lack of computer access; shared that tonight is his last meeting; stated everyone is welcome to utilize the information. Chair Tilos stated since Commissioner Chen will be the sole subcommittee member and she needs more time to clean up the report, it can be paused and brought back at a later meeting. Vice Chair Shabazz stated that he was unavailable to attend the September meeting; the subcommittee was hoping to get input; additional feedback should be shared now, so when the item returns, it can be dealt with effectively and efficiently; this is the first time the Commission has authored a report; the report does not have to be the everything report; encouraged subsequent reports and for the Commission to do with it what they will. Meeting of the Open Government Commission October 4, 2021 8 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-10-04.pdf |