Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 4 — PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 4.01 General Provisions
Riverside Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Riverside
Cite as: Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 4.01 · Text as of 2026-10-04
4.01.010 - Findings and purpose.¶
The Riverside City Council finds and declares:
(A) A government's duty is to serve the public and in reaching its decisions to accommodate those who wish to obtain information about or participate in the process.
(B) The City Council, commissions, boards, advisory bodies and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. This chapter is intended to assure that their deliberations and that the City's operations are open to the public.
(C) This chapter is intended to clarify and supplement the Riverside City Charter, the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code § 54950.5 et seq., and the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 7920.000 et seq., to assure that the people of the City of Riverside can be fully informed and thereby retain control over the instruments of local government in their city.
(Ord. 7757, § 61, 2026; Ord. 7301 § 1, 2015)
4.01.020 - Citation.¶
This ordinance may be cited as the Riverside Sunshine Ordinance.
(Ord. 7301 § 1, 2015)
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