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TWIN RIVERS 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? Yes (-5 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? Yes (-5 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)? Never Produced
(-20 points)
Was the requester only allowed to view (not copy) the Form 700s? Yes (-5 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)?
(not applicable)
Was the letter of determination received within 10 days (or 24 days, if a 14 day extension was requested)? Never Received
(-35 points)
Did the agency deny access to any of the items in the written request? (not applicable)
Explanation: The score is reduced by 5 points for each item unjustifiably denied, up to -35 points.  
Total Points Deducted : 75
Final Score : 25
Grade : F

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):


Sharon Hally, executive assistant to the board, supplied me with copies of the 700 reports to look at in her presence. I asked if I could take the copies with me, and she said no, that isn't allowed. I had to read them in her presence. I looked over the 700 and notices she only gave them to me for the board. I asked for the superintendent and person in charge of purchasing, she then got those and watched while I looked them over. She asked me for a card, and when I said I didn't have one, she asked me to write down my name and phone number.

The receptionist took my name and number and said someone would get back to me about the ethics training report.

After I left, Hally called and left me a voicemail asking for my affiliation, said she needed it for my records. I called and left her a message saying I was a student at Sac State and needed this for a project.

Two hours after asking, Hally called me back and said her HR department wasn't sure what I was looking for ethics training. I told her it had to do with AB 1234, and all I had was that it required staff to go through ethics training once every two years. She said she would get back to me about that.

At 4:00 Hally called me back. She said the are a new district and had not started ethics training, but recognize they need to do it in the future.

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CalAware Reaction (Terry Francke, General Counsel):


The auditor was required to disclose name and affiliation and was allowed to look at, but not get a copy of, the Form 700s. As for the information requested in writing, no determination letter or even an announcement of extension had been provided 25 days after the request.

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