Score: +2
(2/0/0)
Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
Campaign Contributions Transparency
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Findings and Recommendations 11 findings
F01
The County’s website provides access only to electronically-recorded monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The searcher must follow seven individual steps before arriving at a page which requires a specific name (last name only) and a filing date. Once the searcher gets to the “Summary Page”, four additional steps are required to get to the page which documents monetary contributions. On the Summary Page it is noted: “Only transactions from electronically filed documents are available through this website. Transactions from documents filed in paper format are not viewable with this search.” All records of monetary contributions made to elected County officials are available through the office of the Ventura County Clerk and Recorder/Registrar of Voters. (Ref-01)
No recommendations for this finding
F02
The City of Camarillo’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-02)
No recommendations for this finding
F03
The City of Fillmore’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-03)
No recommendations for this finding
F04
The City of Moorpark’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-04)
No recommendations for this finding
F05
The City of Ojai’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-05)
No recommendations for this finding
F06
The City of Oxnard’s website provides access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. From the home page: http://www.oxnard.org Click >> City Departments >> City Council >> Election Information Campaign Disclosures >>(year) Campaign 2 Campaign Contributions Transparency disclosures. The information is also available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-06)
No recommendations for this finding
F07
The City of Port Hueneme’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-07)
No recommendations for this finding
F08
The City of Santa Paula’s website does not provide access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The information is available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-08)
No recommendations for this finding
F09
The City of Simi Valley’s website provides access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. From the home page: http://www.simivalley.org Click >> Departments >> City Council >> City Council Campaign Disclosures. The information is also available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-09)
No recommendations for this finding
F10
The City of Thousand Oak’s website provides access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. From the home page: http://www.toaks.org Click >> Departments >> City Clerk >> Election Disclosures >> Council Member. The information is also available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-10)
No recommendations for this finding
F11
The City of San Buenaventura (Ventura) provides access to records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. From the home page: http://www.cityofventura.net Click >> Departments >> City Manager >> City Clerk >> Campaign Disclosures Statements >> (Office holder by name). The information is also available through the City Clerk’s Office. (Ref-11) Conclusions C-01. The County’s website only provides access to transactions from electronically filed documents. However, the website is overly complicated, not intuitive, and may require the assistance of county staff in its navigation. Access to records of non-electronically filed monetary contributions requires a visit to the Registrar of Voters Office. (FA-01) C-02. The Cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme and Santa Paula provide access to records of monetary contributions made to their candidates for public office only through their City Clerk’s Office. (FA-02,
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 5C-01. The County’s website only provides access to transactions from electronically filed documents. However, the website is overly complicated, not intuitive, and may require the assistance of county staff in its navigation. Access to records of non-electronically filed monetary contributions requires a visit to the Registrar of Voters Office. (FA-01) C-02. The Cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Port Hueneme and Santa Paula provide access to records of monetary contributions made to their candidates for public office only through their City Clerk’s Office. (FA-02, FA-03, FA-04, FA-05, FA-07, FA-08) C-03. The Cities of Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Ventura websites provide access to records of monetary contributions made to their candidates for public office through several steps. (FA-06, FA-09, FA-10, FA-11) C-04. If the format of online information was consistent, the citizens of the County would be able to easily compare records of monetary contributions made to candidates for public office. The City of Simi Valley has the most user friendly format regarding monetary contributions online. (FA-09) Campaign Contributions Transparency 3
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