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    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

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    Brown Act

    Religious institutions and the 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

    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

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    Brown Act

    Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

    […] applies to any "board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that … s 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 CPRA

    Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

    […] body prior to a meeting to educate them on the pending business, these documents are accessible to the public under the California Public Records Act ("PRA").  Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act states that "agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Private Homeowners Associations

    […] 54952(c), the governing body of a homeowners association would be subject to the Brown Act under either of two circumstances: 1.  The association is created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body; - OR - 2.  The homeowners association (a) receives […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    What Constitutes a Local Agency

    […] (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

    Posting agendas and notification of action in special/closed sessions

    […] and the vote or abstention of every member present, including among other things, any action taken to dismiss public employees in closed session.  Cal. Gov't Code §  54957.1(a)(5).  I am unaware of any Brown Act requirement that the school board's decision be posted for 10 days following the meeting. If there was a violation […]

    June 14, 2009