Guidelines for Access to Public Records: California Public Records Act (Government Code section 7920.000, et seq.)

Public records in the possession of the District which are not exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act shall be available for inspection, and copies of such public records shall be provided, pursuant to these guidelines.

Link directly to the CA Public Records Act:

https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/compliance/manual/appendix1/code.pdf https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=GOV&division=10.&title=1.&part=&chapter=&article

 

Link to the CA State Treasurer website, Compliance Manual page:

https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/compliance/manual.asp

 

Requesting Inspection or Copies of Public Records. 

Requests should be sufficiently specific and focused to enable identification, location, and retrieval of the public records sought. The District does not supplement responses to previous requests when new records are created or received. A separate request must be submitted each time records are sought. 
To ensure accuracy in responding to a request for public records, the District encourages all requests to be submitted in writing (includes by electronic mail.)

Please direct requests to:
Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control & Water Conservation Improvement District
PO Box 2104, Ukiah, CA 95482
707-462-5278
DistrictManager@rrfc.net

Upon receipt of a request, the District has 10 days from receipt to determine whether the request seeks disclosable public records in the possession of the District and to notify the requestor of the determination and the reasons therefor. If the District determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the District shall include in the response the estimated date and time when the records will be made available. (Gov. Code 7922.535).

 

Public Records Exempt from Disclosure

The District may refuse to disclose records which are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act (see for example Government Code 7921.000 et seq.).

 

Obtaining Paper Copies of Public Records. 

Paper copies of public records that are not exempt from disclosure will be provided at the cost of 25 cents per page for duplication. After the District determines the number of pages of records responsive to a request, the District may require the requester to pay the duplication costs before the copies are made and provided. The District does not accept payment of estimated duplication costs at the time a request is submitted.

 

Obtaining Public Records in Electronic Format

If a request seeks public records in an electronic format, the District will provide those public records that are not exempt from disclosure in an electronic format if the District has them in that format at the time the request is received.