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Oxnard committee debates adding public‑records staff after residents allege delays and conflicts
Summary
The Oxnard Finance & Governance Committee considered a proposal to add one administrative support position and reclassify the public‑records lead amid resident complaints of delayed Public Records Act responses and an alleged conflict of interest; committee members agreed staff will confer with the city clerk before council review.
The Oxnard Finance and Governance Committee on March 24 reviewed a City Manager’s Office report on California Public Records Act (CPRA) request activity and a resolution to reclassify one position and add an administrative specialist to the public‑records function.
Public commenters pressed the committee over what they described as chronic delays and poor transparency. Eric Andraste said he has filed “over a 100 public record requests,” flagged 51 of his requests as late and said “34 of those are more than 100 days late” with “the average delay … 154 days” and one request at 494 days; he urged the committee to “Vote no on moving this…
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