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 Oakland
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 2. ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
 Chapter 2.20. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
 Article II. Public Access to Meetings

  § 2.20.090. Agenda-related materials as public records: Agenda subscribers.  

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  • In addition to providing access to all records which are public records pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code 6250 et seq.) and this ordinance, every local body specified in Section 2.20.030(E) shall make available for immediate public inspection and copying all agendas and agenda-related materials.

    A.

    Every local body may charge a fee to agenda subscribers and media organizations to cover reasonable mailing costs of the agenda and agenda-related materials. Neither this section nor the California Public Records Act shall be construed to limit or delay the public's right to inspect any record required to be disclosed by that act or this ordinance.

    B.

    Every local body shall make available for immediate public inspection and copying all documents that have been distributed to a majority of its members. The right to immediate public inspection and copying provided in this section shall not include any material exempt from public disclosure under this ordinance or under state or federal law.

    C.

    All requests by agenda subscribers to receive agendas or agenda-related materials by mail shall be made in writing and delivered to the Office of the City Clerk or, in the case of the Board of Port Commissioners, to the Secretary of the Board. The City Clerk shall maintain a list of all local bodies and shall immediately forward a copy of the written request to the appropriate local body to ensure compliance with the request. Any written request shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is filed, and must be renewed after January 1 of each year.

    D.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, the failure of an agenda subscriber to timely receive the agenda or agenda-related material pursuant to this section shall not constitute grounds for invalidation of the actions of the local body taken at the meting for which the agenda or the agenda-related material was not timely received.

(Ord. 12483 (part), 2003; Ord. 11957 § 00.9, 1997)