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Open Government Ordinance

The Open Government Ordinance ensures access to public meetings, agendas, recordings, and other key public records.

Berkeley’s Open Government Ordinance ensures that community members can access public meetings and documents. This local ordinance provides additional regulations on top of the State of California’s Brown Act and Public Records Act. Read the full text of the Berkeley Open Government Ordinance.

Public Records

Find links to some key public records below:

Communications from City Manager and department heads to other agencies on behalf of the City

From To Date Subject
Police Department BUSD* April 5, 2011 Recommendations for School Safety
Planning ABAG**, MTC*** June 28, 2011 SB 375 Sustainable Communities Strategy
Public Works City of Oakland August 12, 2011 Comments on Safeway Shopping Center
City Manager City of Oakland October 17, 2011 Comments on Safeway Shopping Center
Human Resources CA Department of
Insurance		 November 29, 2011 Insurance Gender Non-Discrimination
City Attorney State Water Resources
Control Board		 December 14, 2011 Petition A-2062(a)
Planning California Strategic
Growth Council		 February 10, 2012 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant
Planning AC Transit March 7, 2012 BRT Final Environmental Impact Report/Statement
Planning AC Transit March 9, 2012 Berkeley Oversight Board Appointment
Planning CA Community Colleges March 15, 2012 Berkeley Oversight Board Appointment
Planning AC Transit March 19, 2012 Revised Comments on BRT FEIS/R
City Manager PG&E April 20, 2012 East Bay Energy Watch
City Manager City of Oakland July 30, 2012 Concerns on Safeway Shopping Center
Police Department UC Berkeley
Police Department		 August 30, 2012 BPD Mutual Aid Memorandum Of Understanding
City Manager US Postal Service September 26, 2012 Request for Information Re: Berkeley Main Post Office
City Manager US Postal Service October 15, 2012 Public Meeting Regarding Berkeley Main Post Office
City Manager     US Postal Service October 18, 2012 USPS Letter Collection Boxes
City Manager     US Postal Service October 23, 2012 USPS FOIA Request
City Manager US Postal Service November 6, 2012   USPS Request to Reconsider Public Meeting Date
City Manager Office of the Chancellor,
UC Berkeley		 December 4, 2012 Stanley Hall Diesel Spill
City Manager US Postal Service January 29, 2013 USPS FOIA Request Follow-up
City Attorney Kern County Planning and Community Development Department July 7, 2014 Alon Bakersfield Crude Flexibility Project Draft Environmental Impact Report
City Attorney USPS Facilities Department
HQ Field Office		 July 9, 2014 Berkeley Main Post Office Covenant - City of Berkeley and National Trust Comments
City Attorney California Energy Commission July 10, 2014 Additional Recommendations for Oil By Rail Safety in California
City Attorney Advisory Council on Historic Preservation October 14, 2014 Berkeley Main Post Office - Comments of City of Berkeley and National Trust on the USPS's Request to Review Finding of No Adverse Effect
City Attorney San Luis Obipso County
Department of Planning and Building		 February 4, 2016 Finding Environmental Impact Report for the Phillips 66 Company Rail Spur Extension and Crude Unloading Project
City Attorney   Berkeley Neighborhoods Council     October 6, 2016 Inquiry Concerning Measures DD and AA
City Manager      East Bay Regional Park District April 2, 2020 Use of Properties West of I-80

*Berkeley Unified School District
**Association of Bay Area Governments
***Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Oversight

The Open Government Commission handles oversight of the Open Government Ordinance. If you have a complaint related to compliance with the Open Government Ordinance, Brown Act, or Public Records Act, complete a Complaint of Noncompliance Form and send to FCPC@CityofBerkeley.info.

 

News

City Clerk Department
Email: clerk@cityofberkeley.info
Phone: TEL (510) 981-6900, TDD: (510) 981-6903, FAX: (510) 981-6901

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