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    Brown Act

    Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

    The Board of Directors are constantly postponing regular meetings to accommodate a board member's busy schedule. They have not set up a calendar for the year with a consistent time or day of week, for example, every second Thursday at 4:00 pm. This month, they have not scheduled a regular meeting due to waiting […]

    October 19, 2015

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are a city manager’ meetings with his staff covered by the Brown Act?

    […] but rather are "staff" that serve at the pleasure of those elected bodies (who, in turn, serve at the pleasure of the particular jurisdiction’s voters). As such, meetings such as weekly department head meetings, planning department meetings, etc., would not be subject to the Brown Act unless a majority of the members of the […]

    January 18, 2015

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    Brown Act

    Spanish Translator at School Board Meetings

    At a recent school board meeting attended by 600 community members and staff, the district attempted to deny translation of the meeting.  80% of the audience was Spanish speaking.  Is the district required to provide a translator if needed?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Sign-in cards for public comment

    I have been asking my local school district board to provide for public comments during the school board meetings.  Previously attendees had to fill out a speaker card, give it to the superintendent.  Their question would be answered within three days at which time they would receive a phone call from the district.  The […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

    I attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Budget committee meets behind closed doors

    Our county budget committee meets behind closed doors and keeps no written records of meetings. County staff says it’s OK because the budget committee is an ad hoc committee. They say they can designate ANY committee as an ad hoc committee and meet behind closed doors.

    September 13, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Is a school board retreat required to be open to the public?

    The Brown Act, Govt. Code section 54950 et seq., generally requires that all " meetings" of a covered board, such as a local school board, conduct its meetings in a manner that is publicly noticed and agendized and open to the public both to attend and to address the board during the meeting. The […]

    July 16, 2013

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Stripped of First Amendment Rights By City Council

    I went to a city council meeting and a woman was being proposed for city office. I condemned her appointment, saying Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved. I also condemned the homosexuals in the room. Christianity is often condemned by others with no results, but this time, the Mayor interrupted me and […]

    December 4, 2018