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Policy No.: 3.140
Title: Media Policy Guidelines For Departments
Effective Date: 03/29/94
Establishes a media policy declaring:
March 29, 1994 Board Order No. 17 - Adopted Media Policy
April 29, 1994 Chief Administrative Office memo, "Media Policy Guideline for Departments"
April 2, 2002 Board Order No. 94
The Board adopted the following policy: "The Board of Supervisors is committed to openness in County government. The Board fully supports the public's right to know and expects priority to be given to requests for public information - recognizing good government requires an informed citizenry. Public records must be released except in limited exceptions detailed by law or in which it can be demonstrated that the public interest in keeping certain information confidential clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record. Even in cases where the County has a specific amount of time legally in which to respond to a request for a public record, the Board does not wish unnecessary delays imposed."
Priority shall be given to requests for public information from the media.
The CAO/Public Affairs Office is the Board's representative in resolving disputes between the media and departments.
There will be no charge for duplicating routine records. A charge may be assessed when requests are of an extensive nature.
Chief Administrative Office
Issue Date: March 29, 1994
Re-Issue Date: April 2, 2002
Sunset Date: March 29, 2003
Sunset Date: March 29, 2013