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A&A: City Council names building without notice

firstamendment June 13, 2009

City Council acts on issue not on agenda Q: Earlier this month our mayor – during the oral portion of the city council meeting — stated that he decided to name a city building after a former member of the council who is also a former assemblyman. He asked for unanimous concurrence of the council. Two members of the council questioned the propriety of the action, but the mayor changed the request to a majority

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A&A: Advisory committee subject to Brown Act?

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Advisory committee subject to Brown Act? Q: If the air quality district appoints an advisory committee to oversee an air toxics program that will go on for 2-3 years, and it has no members from the Board of Directors (only staff, public citizens), are their meetings subject to the Brown Act? If so, do all the notice, public comment rules apply? A: Assuming that the “advisory committee” were created by a “charter, ordinance, resolution or

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A&A: Closed college governing body meeting to endorse trustees candidate

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Meeting in closed session to select a candidate Q: I have what is probable a simple question for you. I am wondering if a student governing body at a college can meet in close session to discuss possibly endorsing a candidate for the board of trustees in an upcoming election? Would this violate the Brown Act? A: Assuming that the student governing body of the college to which you are referring is subject to the

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A&A: Barred from entering public school board meeting

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Barred from entering public school board meeting Q: The husband of a local school board member physically prevented a group of teachers from entering a public school board meeting, held at the school district office. One lawyer we checked with said it wasn’t a violation of California’s open meetings law, because the husband wasn’t a school official or board member. We’re trying to find out what, if any, law he violated. A: The short answer

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A&A: Brown Act and Home Owners Associations

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Brown Act and non-profit organizations Q: Our HOA is non-profit California Corporation and my wife last night tried to video tape a meeting that I could not make, and security told her to stop and she complied. It is my understanding that the Brown Act applies to HOA’s from this site, I believe. Is this true, did the HOA do something illegal last night in denying my wife access of videotaping? She did not make

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