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District legal staff reminds board of public-records procedure as school year begins
Summary
Legal counsel reviewed public-records rules, the district custodian contact, fees and timelines, and said the district will add an assistant to speed responses; board members were reminded how to refer requests and how the district charges for staff time and redaction.
The board received a procedural refresher on public-records requests from district legal staff at the July 22 work session, with a focus on who handles requests, notification steps and cost-recovery rules.
Lede/Nut graf: Paul Gibbs, the district attorney/legal staff speaker at the meeting, reviewed how public-records requests should be handled, reminded board members not to direct requesters to staff other than the records…
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