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Council approves extra records-staffing after heated debate over volume and civility
Summary
Facing rising Public Records Act requests, Oxnard staff sought one new administrative specialist and a reclassification to improve response capacity; council approved the staffing change after extended debate about timeliness, resource needs and harassment of staff.
The City Manager's Office reported a sharp rise in California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests and asked the council to amend the City Manager's Office position control to add one full‑time administrative services specialist and reclassify an analyst position to senior level to improve response capacity.
Assistant City Manager Eric Sontagard and staff said…
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