09/08/2025
Isleton's current California Records Act violations 09/07/2025 with details.
Article I, section 3(b), subdivisions (1)-(2) of the California Constitution provide as follows: “The people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business, and, therefore, the meeting of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies shall be open to public scrutiny…. A statute, court rule, or other authority, including those in effect on the effective date of this subdivision, shall be broadly construed if it furthers the people’s right of access, and narrowly construed if it limits the right of access.
California State Law mandates the City respond within 10 days to records requests. Within 10 days the city is obligated to determine if the request seeks copies of disclosable records, if so, the agency shall state the estimated date if release of the information.
Cal Gov Code 7922.535. (a) Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor. If the agency determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall also state the estimated date and time when the records will be made available.
Request date: Jul 23, 2025 - 46 days - No Response
A copy of the last two JumpStart grant quarterly reports. I request the information in digital format to save the fees for the actual cost of copying or printing said files.
Request date: Aug 2, 2025, - 36 days - No Response
Any and all communications between the City Manager and members of City Council and the Council chair regarding the calling of the special meeting of August 05, 2025 06:30 PM. This would include any and all communications and/or emails requesting a special meeting and responses to same. I request the information in digital format to save the fees for the actual cost of copying or printing said files.
Request date: Aug 13, 2025 - 25 days - No legal response
Any and all contracts between The City of Isleton and Jon Kennedy, Civassist, KENNEDY SOLUTIONS, INC. and any other entity Mr. Kennedy is an employee of or has financial interest in. I request this in electronic format.
Request date: Aug 14, 2025 - 24 days - No legal response
Any and all invoices submitted to the City of Isleton by Jon Kennedy, Kennedy Solutions, Inc. Civassist, and any other entity Mr. Kennedy is an employee of or has financial interest in. This is as required by the PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ISLETON AND KENNEDY SOLUTIONS, INC. Page 2, Section VII: "Invoices or applications for payment to the City shall be sufficiently detailed and shall contain full documentation of all work performed and all reimbursable expenses incurred. Where the scope of work on the Contract is divided into various tasks, invoices shall detail the related expenditures accordingly. Labor expenditures need documentation to support time, subsistence, travel and field expenses. No expense will be reimbursed without adequate documentation. This documentation will include, but not be limited to, receipts for material purchases, rental equipment and subcontractor work." This is my second request. My first got removed for some reason.
Request date: Aug 18, 2025 - 20 days - No legal response
Any and all replies from the property owner regarding Notices of Violations sent to the property owner of 502 6th Street, Isleton, CA, APN: 15700400600000, from December 13, 2017, to present date.
Request date: Aug 19, 2025 - 19 days - No legal response
Happy to box in my request: To whomever is legally responsible for compliance with the California Public Records Act, I request any and all emails sent to City Council members and received from City Council Members, individually or collectively, from or to Jon Kennedy, Jessica Bigby and Rebekah Mojica from 01/01/2025 to present. That should be easier to understand and easier to parse as there are only 3 persons communications requested.. I request the information in digital format to save the fees for the actual cost of copying or printing said files. **Note - This was the third attempt at getting public records. The excuse on the first 2 was that it was "to hard" to go through and separate out specific emails, I would be more than happy to do that part. Just give me all of them.
What is laughable is the claim that that responding to records requests is "too burdensome," I guess the City Manager didn't think about that when he gutted the elected position of City Clerk, that was part of her responsibilities (as well as providing checks and balances of the City Manager's Office). Complying with the law is in the City Managers contract.
