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Open Government Commission

Purpose

The Commission's role is to advise the City Council on appropriate ways in which to implement the Sunshine Ordinance. The Commission shall develop goals to ensure practical and timely implementation of the ordinance and propose amendments to the ordinance. The Commission is also responsible for hearing any Sunshine Ordinance complaints.

Members

Each Councilmember selects one member to serve a term concurrent and linked with the service of the appointing Councilmember.

Members	First Appointment	Current Term Expires
Jeff Cambra	12/21/2021	12/20/2024
Serena Chen	01/05/2021	12/17/2024
Krystal LoPilato	01/05/2021	12/20/2022
Melodye Montgomery	10/19/2021	12/17/2022
Ruben Tilos	01/02/2019	12/20/2022

Meetings and Bylaws

Meetings are held the first Monday of the month as needed at 7:00 p.m.

Commission Bylaws are available here(PDF, 176KB).

Click here to view all City meeting agendas, minutes, and videos. Select Open Government Commission in the Search: drop down in the middle of the page under All Meetings as shown here:

Sunshine Ordinance

The Sunshine Ordinance is codified in the Municipal Code, Chapter II, Article VIII. Click here for an outline of the process and click here for the complaint form.

Commission Decisions on Sunshine Ordinance Complaints

Pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code Section 2-93.2.c., Commission decisions on complaints brought pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance are as follows:

Hearing Date(s)	Complaint Type	Commission Decision
10/14/2015	Record	Unfounded(PDF, 71KB)
11/14 & 12/17/2018	Meeting	Upheld(PDF, 333KB)
2/4/2019	Meeting	Upheld(PDF, 2MB)
7/23 & 12/18/2019	Record	Upheld(PDF, 359KB)
3/1/2021	Meeting	Unfounded(PDF, 12MB)
4/5/2021	Record	Sustained(PDF, 196KB)
4/5/2021	Meeting	Unfounded(PDF, 4MB)
11/1/2021	Meeting	Denied(PDF, 216KB)
11/1/2021	Record	Unfounded(PDF, 212KB)
12/6/2021	Record	Dismissed & Sustained(PDF, 253KB)
5/2 & 5/18/2022	Record	Dismissed & Sustained(PDF, 377KB)