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Assembly members say proposed public-records overhaul seeks more transparency; drafting continues
Summary
Committee members reported line-by-line drafting of a public-records ordinance intended to clarify access and strengthen assembly access to municipal records; members disputed a blog report that the ordinance would restrict access.
On Aug. 14 the Assembly Rules Committee discussed a municipal public-records ordinance currently being drafted by assembly members and staff. Committee members said the draft is intended to clarify public access and to prevent past practices that withheld records from assembly members.
"It was reported by a blog that the intent of that project is to make it more difficult for the public to receive or to access records. Can you maybe speak to that a little bit?" an assembly member asked during the…
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