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A&A: School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

firstamendment June 13, 2009

School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators Q: The School Board meets in Closed Session and apparently regularly invites a “leadership team” of administrators into the Closed Session. The administrators are not necessarily there to answer specific questions that are on the agenda of the Closed Session, but to merely be there in case questions come up. I understand that board members who apparently know this to be a possible violation of the Brown Act, both

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A&A: Criteria for Serial Meeting

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Criteria for Serial Meeting Q: Our former Mayor was involved in trying to develop a clandestine consensus to support his successor. Two councilmembers have said that the Mayor spoke about his support of his replacement, including the replacement himself, outside of a public meeting. We suspect a third, who often sides with the Mayor, was also consulted about who the Mayor was supporting, but we do not have definitive proof. What kind of criteria would

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A&A: Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session Q: Is it legal for the superintendent and board president to put under closed session anticipating legal action regarding a board member without notifying that board member of the reasons, etc.? A: Your inquiry raises two issues under the California Brown Act: (1) whether a closed session may properly be held under the Brown Act regarding anticipated “legal action” regarding a board member, and (2) whether

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A&A: Governing Boards with Public Funds

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Governing Boards with Public Funds Q: I would like to know if governing Boards for co-ops that use public funds fall into the jurisdiction of the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keen open meeting act?  If so how the Brown Act applies to these governing bodies? A: The California Brown Act generally requires “legislative bodies” of “local agencies” (for example, cities, counties, and school districts) to hold their meetings open to the public unless a specific

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A&A: Mayor and University Official Meetings

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Mayor and University Official Meetings Q: The mayors of four cities have formed a grouping of sorts and meet with the University chancellor & the director of the labs – this is not done in public — should it be done in public? A: Based on the circumstances you describe, I am unaware of any law that would require a meeting such as you describe to be public.  As you may know, California’s Brown Act

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