Response to Grand Jury Report Follow-up Report on Web Transparency of Agency Compensation Practices Report Title: April*

Published: July 10, 2020 3 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

Any link to publicpay.ca.gov on an agency's website that fails to go directly to the agency's current compensation data on that website does not satisfy the intent of the Government Code that information be easily located. We agree and have updated the links posted on the Town's website to ensure they are directed to the latest data.

Related Recommendations (1)

No later than 90 days after the date of this report, agencies should modify their existing publicpay.ca.gov links so that they provide a direct link to their current compensation data on the state site. To eliminate the need for annual updates, the URL used for the link should exclude any parameter specifying a year. Formatted URL examples are shown on

Regarding detailed disclosure of total compensation paid, most public agencies do not break out all components of compensation paid to their elected officials, including salary, meeting fees or stipends (including compensation for serving as liaison to other advisory committees, councils and forums), reimbursements, health and retirement benefits, and other benefits such as equipment. Agree. The Town of Ross' elected officials do not receive any compensation, benefits or stipends from the Town for their service. Agencies issuing stipends for Council Members to participate on outside Boards or Commissions should report this information.

No recommendations for this finding

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