State law requires cities to hold on to public records for at least two years. But many cities and other local governments delete emails far sooner, relying on an argument that the law doesn’t clearly define the rules on emails.Transparency and Trust!
Now, Assemblyman Todd Gloria is proposing a bill to change that, an attempt to ensure that taxpayer-funded records are not deleted, Sara Libby reports.
Last year, we found that many San Diego cities delete emails quicker than the two-year mark, and some – like Encinitas and Poway – retain them for as little as 30 days. That makes it hard if not impossible to find out why something happened the way it did.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Bill would end Encinitas' dubious document destruction practice
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This would be quite the blow to "staff" who love nothing better than to say "we don't have those records."
ReplyDeleteHueso sure opened up a Pandora's Box trying to quell public access. Hehehe.
Why do I have to pay $30 to listen to the state of the city address?? The address should be held at City Hall and be FREE to the public....once again the city, FAILS. But nothing new here....
ReplyDeleteStaff wants to keep emails 2 years. It was the council that put the 30 day rule in effect. Ask yourself why.
ReplyDeleteWhat staff wanted to keep the emails for 2 years? Certainly not Planning nor Engineering. They are constantly hiding documents and pimping files.
DeleteSorry, I am not allowed to answer that question for fear of repercussions.
DeleteCouncil will find a way to hide their emails. What's up with some city employees downloading Google's browser Chrome. Internet Explorer is the city's internet system.
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