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TO- BOAR® OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor C ltra
County Administrator ,
DATE: April 21, 1988 CO 1*
SUBJECT: Legislation: Senate Bill 2641 (Beverly) ��+
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR. RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of SB 2641 by Senator Beverly which
would require any person seeking personal records from the county
about .any individual or business to first notify that individual
or business so they would have the opportunity to file a motion
to quash or modify the subpoena.
BACKGROUND•
Under existing law, anyone seeking personal records regarding a
county employee from the county must notify the employee first so
the employee has an opportunity to file a motion to quash or
modify the subpoena.
SB 2641 has been introduced by Senator Beverly to expand this
responsibility to any individual or business about whom the
county maintains any personal records, including personnel,
medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. By
requiring a party seeking the records to notify the subject of
those records, the individual is given the opportunity to
adequately protect themselves from release of the information.
The county would: have no obligation to contact the party whose
records are being subpoena'd and might even be relieved of the
work of opposing the subpoena..
County Counsel recommends that the Board of Supervisors support
SB 2641 and this office concurs with that recommendation.
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CONTINUED' ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: /
XRECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
S 1 GNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 26, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED � OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
��.. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X. UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHDWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED 1
County Counsel PHIL fATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Personnel Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health Services Director
Senator Robert Beverly BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 Ralph Heim, Jackson/Barish