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Brown Act

What rules must public meetings follow regarding agendas and notice?

[…] learn more about the Brown Act and its requirements under the Open Meetings tab. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

April 24, 2017
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Time to Bring California’s Open Meeting Law into the 21st Century

[…] Corporations in today’s economy couldn’t function without email (or text messaging or online collaboration tools like Google Docs). But city council members are forbidden to discuss government business using group email; indeed, doing so is a crime (albeit one that is almost never prosecuted). Group email is forbidden because communications among a majority […]
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September 30, 2015
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Brown Act CPRA

Councilmembers texting during meeting a Brown Act violation?

[…] therefore conclude that this proceeding is not clearly frivolous." Id. at 1302. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. Judge plugs

May 23, 2013
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Brown Act First Amendment

Non-English Speaking Participants at City Council Meetings

[…] this speech than if you simply try to speak for an extended amount of time. You should also be aware of the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act ( Government Code section 7290 et seq.), which provides that "t is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide for effective communication between all […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Community College Senates, the Brown Act, and Secret Ballots

[…] at large on the issue. The illegal secret ballot was then rendered null. My question is whether the referendum vote by the faculty at large (also known as The Senate as a Whole) is governed by the Brown Act as well. Must the referendum vote be open with signed ballots or a show of hands?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?

[…] withheld from public view because they are considered part of the individual's "personnel file." Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

April 13, 2012
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Brown Act

Non-profits, public funds, and the Brown Act

The Brown Act, which provides that "ll meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter," defines "legislative body" to include: board, commission, committee, […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Unauthorized meetings and communication between members of a legislative body

[…] with a response to their demands. It seems that if the major leaders at all levels meet with this group to then decide on what action to take, and this action affects employees, this should be a public meeting.Does this meeting violate the Brown Act? What type of recourse is therefor holding a secret meeting?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Agenda items failed to mention a parcel tax as part of ballot measure

I would like an opinion on whether circumstances surrounding the County Board of Supervisors’ placement of Measure A1 on the Nov ballot in Alameda County violated the Brown Act. a. The measure was first discussed at a special retreat on May 8. The Agenda (see url below) includes no mention of the Oakland Zoo […]

October 23, 2013
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Bagley-Keene Act

Is a task force a “state body” under the Bagley-Keene Act?

[…] I received the following reply from the Caltrans public affairs: Since this is not a public meeting, the task force meeting will be made up of 10 members from each community that the project affects. The meeting is informal and does not fall under the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. Is this closed meeting indeed legal?

June 14, 2009