Versaci
Versaci v. Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
McCONNELL, J.
Rocco Versad petitions this court for a writ of mandate to compel the San Diego County Superior Court to grant his request for an order requiring the Palomar Community College District (the District) to disclose under the California Public Records Act (the Act) (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) the personal performance goals of its former superintendent, Sherrill Amador, Ed.D., for the 2002-2003 academic year. Versaci contends the trial court erred by finding the goals are not incorporated into the employment contract, which would mandate their disclosure as a matter of law under section 6254.8, and by finding the goals are exempt from disclosure under section 6254, subdivision (c), which applies to personnel files. We deny the petition.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In May 2001 the District hired Dr. Amador as its superintendent and president, under a four-year contract beginning the following July, at a starting salary of $162,000. Paragraph No. 4 of the contract provided: “[Dr. Amador] will receive an annual written evaluation by the Governing Board [the Board] no later than May 1 of each year. This evaluation will be based on overall performance and mutually agreed…