Gov. Code, § 45004.1

(a) Where a hearing is held before a civil service commission or personnel officer pursuant to Section 45004 and where the commission or officer permits an audio or stenographic recording of the hearing, a copy of the recording shall be provided, upon request, to the employee bringing the appeal before the commission or officer.

(b) If a city or its civil service commission or officer orders or makes a transcript of the recording pursuant to subdivision (a), the city shall also do both of the following:

(1) Notify the employee bringing the appeal of the transcription and of the employee’s right to obtain a copy of the transcript. The city shall notify the employee within three days of ordering or making the transcript.

(2) Provide a copy of the transcript promptly to the employee at the employee’s request.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city may charge fees covering direct duplication costs for recordings or transcripts provided pursuant to this section.