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CENTER JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
» Legal Compliance Scoring
» Customer Service Scoring
» Auditor Narrative
» CalAware Reaction

Legal Compliance

Deduct the following from 100 points :

Was the requester denied the ability to make the request? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency refuses to receive the request or pass it along to the appropriate party.
Did the agency deny access to any of the Form 700s? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency refuses to allow access to any of the completed Form 700s for any reason.
Was photo ID required? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency requires the requester to produce photo ID as a condition of the access.
Was the requester's name required? Yes (-5 points)
Explanation: When the agency requires the requester to provide their name as a condition of the access.
Was the requester's affiliation required? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency requires the requester to provide their affiliation as a condition of the access.
Was the requester required to state their purpose? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency requires the requester to explain the reason they are making the request and/or what they will do with the materials produced as a condition of the access.
Was a written request required? No (-0 points)
Explanation:When the agency requires that requests be made in writing (refuse to acknowledge oral requests).
Were the Form 700s produced by the legally compliant deadline (within 48 after making the request)? Yes (-0 points)
Was the requester only allowed to view (not copy) the Form 700s? No (-0 points)
Was the requester charged a fee to view the Form 700s? No (-0 points)
Was the copy fee for the Form 700s within the legally compliant maximum
(10¢ per page)?
Yes (-0 points)
Was the letter of determination received within 10 days (or 24 days, if a 14 day extension was requested)? Yes (-0 points)
Did the agency deny access to any of the items in the written request? No (-0 points)
Total Points Deducted : 0
Final Score : 100
Grade : A+

Customer Service

Deduct the following from 100 points :

Was agency staff courteous? Yes (-0 points)
Explanation:When agency staff are polite and professional
Was agency staff helpful? Yes (-0 points)
Explanation:When agency staff try to help the requester succeed with his or her request.
Was the requester referred to another agency altogether? No (-0 points)
Explanation: When the agency refuses to fulfill the request, and instead sends the requester to another agency.
BONUS! Did the agency have any public records request guidelines (or policy) posted? No (+0 points)
Explanation: When the agency conspicuously posts procedural guidelines in its main lobby area to help the public navigate their agency when making public record requests (worth 10 extra credit points).
Total Points Deducted : 0
Final Score : 100
Grade : A+
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Auditor Narrative (auditor Dan King):


"I was told they had until April 1 to fill out form 700, so did I want this year or last year. I said I wanted most current they had, so they gave me last years. I got copies of all, with no charge.

The receptionist had no idea about the ethics training report and called around to a few different offices. She sent me over to personnel, about 100 yards away. Mary Ancker, personnel receptionist, said she didn't know anything about ethics training. I said I believed it was state law everyone had to go through training every two years. She said she had no idea about that, and if that was true she believed the district was not in compliance."

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CalAware Reaction (Terry Francke, General Counsel):


This district provided copies of the requested Form 700s within 15 minutes and the determination letter on the other data requested within 10 days, as the law allows. It said it would provide all the employment contract and compensation records requested, as well as expulsion data for the covered period (8/1/07 to date), within which there had been no disciplinary action of the kind requested, nor litigation claims or settlements or expense reimbursement claims.

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