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Board reviews California data‑sharing laws and asks about vetting partner agencies
Summary
Staff summarized California laws that limit municipal data sharing and noted those laws generally restrict out-of-state or federal sharing; board members pressed for clarity on how the department vets partner-agency requests and how contractors are held to contract terms.
The board received an informational report summarizing California laws that govern municipal data sharing and limits on passing data to outside agencies. The city attorney said the packet focuses on statutes that apply specifically to cities and made code citations available for members' review.
A recurring question from members concerned the term "partner agencies": is there a defined list or a case-by-case vetting process?…
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