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After heated public comment, Oxnard council approves added records‑staff FTE; calls for improved transparency and protections for staff
Summary
Council received a Public Records Act update and approved adding one administrative position to the city‑manager’s office to handle rising CPRA requests. A public speaker asked for an independent audit and sharply criticized records operations; council members debated harassment of staff and First Amendment boundaries before voting 6–0 to add the position.
The Oxnard City Council on Tuesday received an update on California Public Records Act (CPRA) activity and approved an amendment to the city manager’s full‑time equivalent resolution to add one administrative‑services position to handle growing public‑records workload.
Assistant City Manager Eric Sontagard told the council that the city is tracking a steep rise in records requests and that the portal metrics show a growing volume — staff cited a projection toward roughly 1,600 requests in 2026 if…
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