Complainant confidentiality is mandatory for the Environmental Health Division. Environmental Health may not release complainant information when conducting investigations. Additionally, complainant information is always redacted when copies of the complaints and/or reports are requested through a Public Records Act (PRA) request.
The benefits to providing the requested complainant information include the following:
- Receive the results of the investigation (if requested)
- Be able to be contacted by the investigating officer if additional details of the complaint are needed to successfully investigate the complaint and provide important safety information to the investigating officer.
- Receive educational information about Mendocino County Code (MCC) if the complaint is determined to be unfounded.
- Receive additional informational resources, if needed.