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    Brown Act

    Does Brown Act allow City secrecy about power plant plans?

    […] the Public Records Act, Govt. Code sections 6250 et seq., governs both the City's and the Energy Commission's duty to provide members of the public access to governmental records. Although numerous categories of specific records are exempt from the Act's disclosure provisions, I am not aware of any exemption that specifically applies to the […]

    June 14, 2013

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    Informal Meetings and the Brown Act

    I understand that the Brown Act prohibits a majority of a Board of Supervisors from meeting together illegally.  However, can one supervisor discuss an issue with another two or more other supervisors on a personal, informal basis, one at a time?

    June 14, 2009

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    Does Brown Act allow public meeting recordings to be destroyed?

    […] We are seeking assistance in requesting copies of e-mails from a county board. We believe that the decision made during a meeting was a result of a Brown Act violation that occurred prior to the board meeting. Also we are trying to get a copy of the recording that was done during the meeting.   […]

    March 25, 2013

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    Did City Violate Brown Act With This Switch of issue Decided During Closed Session?

    I'm wondering whether my city violated the Brown Act (or other law) when the City Council decided in closed session to issue a statement criticizing the city's mayor and defending an earlier vote. The background is that the mayor had attempted to veto an amended contract for the city manager, which the city attorney […]

    November 29, 2018

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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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    Can Police Chief sit on dais at a Police Commission meeting

    The Brown Act serves to facilitate public participation in all phases of local government decision-making, and to curb misuse of the democratic process by secret legislation of public bodies. Bell v. Vista Unified School Dist., 82 Cal. App. 4th 672 (2000). The Brown Act is invoked if a "legislative body" is involved, and if a majority of […]

    January 12, 2016

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    Public comments on water rates closed, item still on agenda

    The current City Council Agenda contains the following item: "DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS. Introduce and Waive the First Reading of One of the Three Ordinances Relating to Establishing Rates for Water Service Fees." Here is the problem. We are not being allowed to comment about this item at all, even though it has […]

    November 25, 2009

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    The “deliberative process privilege” is dead or, at best, on life support

    […] have been. By Peter Scheer The chairman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Bill Postmus, refuses to make public his calendar of meetings and other government events. This refusal takes no small amount of chutzpah, since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger regularly releases his calendars, as have all other statewide elected officials. Postmus is […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Restrictions on Agendas and Minutes

    I am attempting to report on city government and  have learned that the city only offers citizens the chance to view agendas during normal business hours. If one wishes to obtain copies, the city charges $.15 per black and white page. Past agendas and minutes can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope. […]

    March 5, 2012