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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Closed Session on Employee Performance

    […] Act. This the language as it appears in the agenda • Public Employee, to consider appointment, employment, performance evaluation, or dismissal of employee pursuant to GC § 54957, as cited in the Brown Act (2 cases). I understand from talking with two members of the Board of Education that this item refers to a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Planning a Closed Session to Allow Confidential Documents

    […] meeting of the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act," ("PRA"), unless one of the PRA’s exemptions from disclosure applies. Cal Gov’t Code 54957.5. Essentially, this provision serves as an overlay to the Public Records Act, by removing an agency’s ability to rely on the PRA’s catch-all exception in those […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    School board keeping exorbitant attorney fees in closed session

    […] Tort Claims Act or some other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening litigation, which claim or communication shall be available for public inspection pursuant to Section 54957.5. (D) A statement made by a person in an open and public meeting threatening litigation on a specific matter within the responsibility of the legislative body. […]

    November 29, 2011

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    Brown Act

    When should “anticipated litigation” be agendized?

    […] Tort Claims Act or some other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening litigation, which claim or communication shall be available for public inspection pursuant to Section 54957.5. (D) A statement made by a person in an open and public meeting threatening litigation on a specific matter within the responsibility of the legislative body. […]

    February 3, 2014

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Availability of agendas

    The Brown Act does not require government bodies to keep minutes. However, under section 54957.5 of the Brown Act, the body must make agendas and "any other writings" concerning public sessions available "upon request without delay."  The body can charge a copying fee, but not if you just want to inspect (and not copy) […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Non-Profits Covered under Brown Act

    […] (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: (A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed college governing body meeting to endorse trustees candidate

    […] meeting. Although the Brown Act permits closed meetings "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee," Cal. Govt. Code Section 54957, this personnel exemption does not seem applicable to the situation you have described, where the governing body in question is simply considering the endorsement of an […]

    June 14, 2009