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A&A: Are Search & Rescue Board Meetings subject to Brown Act?

FAC September 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”84622″ img_size=”full size” link=”https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/2015/09/aa-are-search-rescue-board-meetings-subject-to-brown-act/”][vc_column_text] Q: Our Search and Rescue team is a 501.c.3 non-profit corporation, includes only volunteer members, operates under the Sheriff’s Office and uses their facilities/vehicles, raises public donations, and includes two Sheriff Deputy Sergeants on the seven person Search and Rescue Board (they are not on the County Board). Are we subject to the Brown Act? [/vc_column_text][ult_buttons btn_title=”Exercise your right to know! Ask FAC’s Legal Hotline your own question!” btn_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ffacelementor.wpengine.com%2Flegal-hotline||” btn_align=”ubtn-center” btn_size=”ubtn-custom” btn_width=”630″ btn_height=”70″ btn_padding_left=”10″

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A&A: When does a non-profit fall under the Brown Act?

FAC July 31, 2013

Q: If a city establishes an Association and it is registered as a nonprofit under 501(c)(6) does that Association fall under the Brown Act? If the Association does receive monies from the City under an Assessment is the Association under the Brown Act? If the Association establishes a new organization and is registered as a 501(c)(3)to become eligible for grants does that organization fall under the Brown Act? If the Association gives money to the

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A&A: Does Brown Act apply to nonprofit and government agency overlap?

FAC May 30, 2013

Q:  A nonprofit 501c3 foundation was set up to raise money for a public agency, incorporates the name of the agency into its name, uses the agency’s facilities and relies on the agency to act in the capacity of employer of its staff. Is it arguably a public agency, and as such subject to CPRA? A: The Public Records Act, borrowing the definition from the Brown Act, applies only to nonprofit organizations that either: Were

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A&A: When is a non-profit board subject to the Brown Act?

FAC May 3, 2013

Q: I am Chief of Staff at a hospital that is part of a nationwide health care service, and an ex officio member of the hospital Board. Hospital executives have twice dismissed me from the Board room while they conducted official business in my absence. (I am the only Board member not appointed by the parent company, and I oppose some of their plans). The parent organization states this is legal, and also that they

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A&A: Brown Act requirement for private nonprofits?

FAC July 19, 2012

Q: Please clarify for me the requirements of Brown Act compliance for a private nonprofit. We are members of an electric cooperative. As  members of the cooperative we are each eligible to be board members.  The elected directors make determinations on how operating capital is expended and invested. There has recently been allegations of fraud and theft among leading employees and directors of the board and the Attorney for the group is claiming they are

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