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Ethics commissioners review updated records-management policy, push for clearer rules on emails and private devices
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission considered a draft update to its Records Management Policy that would treat emails and other electronic communications as public records when they document city business; staff will return with edits after public comment on retention periods, private-device records and page-numbering of the draft.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on Wednesday reviewed a draft update to its Records Management Policy that, staff said, adopts a broader definition of public records and clarifies how electronic communications should be retained.
Leanne Pelham, presenting the policy update, told commissioners she had incorporated the Sunshine Ordinance and California Public Records Act definitions into the draft and expanded guidance to treat emails, internet postings and electronic calendar entries as potential public records when they document city business. "We don't wanna have to search…
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