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A&A: Appointing board members and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Appointing board members and the Brown Act Q: Our school has a board director nomination policy. It says, “Board vacancies will be widely advertised in the regional media and to countywide educational and non-profit organizations in order to reach a broad population.  Applications for Board service shall be made available to the public on the school website and only those applications received by November 1st of the year prior to elections will be considered.  New

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A&A: The Brown Act and Charter Schools

firstamendment June 13, 2009

The Brown Act and Charter Schools Q: A local public charter school has elected eight people to their Board of Directors this year. This is a public charter school. It is also a 501.c.3 non-profit corporation. The board of directors is self-selecting, self-electing. Each time a person was elected to the board, either as an interim officer (Treasurer) or as a new board member, the process was listed under Action Items on the Agenda. The

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A&A: Open meeting law and homeowners associations

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Open meeting law and homeowners associations Q: I own property at a lake, a managed community with a HOA. Since inception, the community has had several amenities including a golf course, lake, tennis courts etc. Since inception, waterskiing has been allowed on the lake, although the hours of operation have been continuously limited over the years. 2 years ago, a group of homeowners got together and tried to reduce the number of ski hours by

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A&A: When a public official works remotely from a religious institution

firstamendment June 13, 2009

When a public official works remotely from a religious institution Q: May a local water district, subject to the Brown Act, allowed a director to participate telephonically where the remote site (in this case Palmyra, NY) is a facility which is part of the Mormon Church.  In this case the remote site is the Visitors Center of Hill Cumorah, which displays religious symbols, shows films of the history of the LDS, holds meetings not open

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Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Labor negotiations and the Brown Act Q: Our public school board evaluated the principal and voted to give him a raise, in a closed session, which I understand is legal since the evaluation is confidential. Should the vote on the bonus remain secret? I asked to know the breakdown of which board members voted which way on the bonus. Is that information protected against public disclosure? I did not ask the amount of the bonus,

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