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A&A: Future Council Members, Participation, and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Future Council Members, Participation, and the Brown Act Q: I am going to be on the City Council in a tiny city starting in November.  (There were three open seats and three candidates, so it is a walk-in.) I and another of the future Council members are part of a local conservation group.  We have filed an appeal to the City Council asking them to overturn a project approval by the Planning Commission. The likely

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A&A: Are Emails Meetings?

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Are Emails Meetings? Q: Can members of a public agency use emails (to all members of the board) to share information regarding board matters. These are information only emails, no action is taken, and no votes are taken. They are used to provide information on action that may or may not be taken at the scheduled board meetings. A: The Brown Act defines a “meeting” as “a congregation of a majority of the members of

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A&A: aa-Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act Q: I have a couple of questions regarding the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of my city and the Brown Act. 1.) The posting of the Agenda for Board meetings lists out the items to be discussed and the order in which to do so. In all such postings the agenda item for public comment is listed after all other items for discussion have

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Juvenile Justice Comissions and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Juvenile Justice Comissions and the Brown Act Q: Are the meetings of Juvenile Justice Commissions, which are entities created by California W & I Code Set. 225, governed by the Brown Act? A: State agencies are not subject to the Brown Act.  However, unless expressly excluded, state agencies are subject to the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Act, which is similar to the Brown Act. The Juvenile Justice Commissions are commissions created by statute, which makes

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A&A: Closed meeting and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Closed meeting and the Brown Act Q: I’m thinking about writing a letter of cure/correction regarding a pattern of what appear to be Brown Act Violations. The district acted to correct the June 19 violation. According to a story we published previewing a meeting this past Tuesday, July 3: “After closed session on Tuesday, the board is scheduled to convene in open session to vote on ‘Amendment #11’ to the chief’s contract, according to the

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