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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions of City Council Meetings

    […] required to be disclosed is contained on the posted agenda, the disclosure can take the form of a reference to the posted agenda.  See Govt. Code Section 54956.7 - 54957.  Otherwise, I am not aware of any provision of the Brown Act that would prohibit holding a closed session at the beginning of a meeting.

    June 14, 2009

  • Handbooks

    California Public Records Act Primer

    […] then-Governor Deukmejian, and has since been applied in other contexts, including records of phone calls by city council members, and records regarding applications to the Government for appointment to fill vacancies on county boards of supervisors. According to the Supreme Court, "the key question in every case is whether disclosure of the materials would […]

    July 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Obligation to stated agenda

    The Brown Act (specifically Gov't Code section 54957.5) states as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local agency by any person in connection […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Minutes to be Approved Made Public

    […] a public meeting" of the committee must be made available when distributed to all or a majority of all the members of the committee.  Gov't Code section 54957.5(a).  Any other public record distributed during the meeting must be made available at the meeting, if prepared by the committee or a member of the committee, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Public notice and disclosure of existing litigation

    […] notice to say that, but the real question would be whether the school district has a good faith reason to believe that disclosure of the case name really would jeopardize negotiations. Finally, if the school district settles the case, section 54957.1 requires that it disclose the fact of settlement and the substance of the terms.

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Public officials’ love of secrecy is no match for the public’s love to watch government decision-making up close. In California, democratic voyeurism prevails.

    […] (now the county assessor) denied requests under the Public Records Act for emails between him and other supervisors, as well as his calendar of official meetings and appointments. Postmus says he doesn't have to disclose records that might reflect his and his colleagues' "deliberative process." In this he relies on a 1991 Supreme Court […]

    June 2, 2009