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A&A: Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions”

FAC June 13, 2009

Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions” Q: In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal procedure and approve master professional service agreements with two firms pp to $100,000. I asked that the item be pulled and rescheduled because it did not describe the services (HR/Personnel) that the contracts were for.  The City Attorney stated it was fine as is and did not

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A&A: Advisory committees and the Brown Act

FAC June 13, 2009

Advisory committees and the Brown Act Q: The local school board recently changed the high school graduation requirement, with no prior parent notification or input. An advisory committee comprised of 30 teachers and district administrators reviewed graduation requirements and compiled a report and recommendation to the Board.  Since no community members or parents were included on the committee, or notified of its existence, was this a violation of the Brown Act? A: The question you

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A&A: Defining “action taken” and sufficiently describing agenda items

FAC June 13, 2009

Q: We believe based on a published Attorney General’s Opinion that the Brown Act applies to student governments at community colleges. Our student government, which distributes about $1.3 million per year in student fees, seems to consistently violate the Brown Act, particularly with respect to notice of its intended actions. Specifically, while our student government timely posts meeting agendas, the entries are so vague they fail entirely to describe the possible actions that ultimately (at

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AG Opinion #01_401_02

firstamendment June 13, 2009

OPINION of BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General; MARJORIE E. COX, Deputy Attorney General No. 01-401 Office of the Attorney General of the State of California Filed March 14, 2002 THE HONORABLE TONY STRICKLAND, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: Do the open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act apply to the meetings of the governing board of a private, nonprofit corporation formed for the purpose of providing

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AG Opinion #02-406 Media Cannot Attend a child’s individualized education program meeting even if their attendance has the consent of the parents (2002)

firstamendment June 13, 2009

August 26, 2002 [Attorney General’s Opinion #02–406] THE HONORABLE RICHARD G. POLANCO, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May members of the news media attend a child’s individualized education program meeting as observers if their attendance has the consent of the parents? CONCLUSION Members of the news media may not attend a child’s individualized education program meeting as observers even though their attendance has the consent of the

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