California: San Juan Bautista city attorney acknowledges open meeting violation

During a town hall gathering last week, San Juan Bautista council members discussed topics that were not on the agenda, prompting the city attorney to conclude that the council had committed a violation of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law.

With all five of the council members in attendance, they discussed a number of issues including the possibility of becoming a charter city, installing traffic cameras, and state park budget problems, items that were not listed on a flier advertising the town meeting. -db

From the Hollister Free Lance, March 16, 2011.

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