Two former school board members filed a complaint with the Marin County district attorney alleging that the Ross Valley school board violated the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law. The allegations concern actions that pertain to a charter school that the former members are trying to establish. The complainants are contending that the board discussed issues in closed meetings on numerous occasions. (Marin Independent Journal, March 15, 2015, by Richard Halstead)
Two Santa Ynez Valley school districts acted expediently after they failed to post meeting agendas to websites 72 hours prior to the meetings, postponing meetings in order to properly notify the public of their agenda items. (Lompoc Record, March 10, 2015, by Harold Pierce)
A former Manteca Unified School District trustee sent a complaint to the San Joaquin County Grand Jury maintaining that the school board had discussed grievances against employees in closed session without putting the items on an agenda and in another instance failed to report a vote taken in closed session on an employee transfer. (Manteca Bulletin, February 27, 2015, by Jason Campbell)
The Stanislaus Regional 911 Center is taking action to insure that all agendas and agenda reports are posted on the center’s website. (Modesto Bee, February 20, 2015, by Kevin Valine)