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Yuba City: Questions arise about possible open government violation in proposed raise for community college chancellor

donal brown January 28, 2010

The Yuba Community College District board may have violated California’s Brown Act which requires the board to hold discussions about salary increases in open session. -DB Daily Democrat Commentary January 28, 2010 By Erin Tracy A decision to approve a salary hike for the Yuba Community College District chancellor might be considered insult to injury for those impacted by budget cuts, but is also an apparent violation of the Brown Act. At its Jan. 20 meeting,

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A&A: Co-op non-profits

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Co-op non-profits Q: I live in a shareholder owned, non profit, stock cooperative.  When the board of directors chose to meet in executive session to consider litigation against a shareholder and did NOT vote in front of the membership to pursue it, is there any case or lawsuit you can refer me to where a decision by the court has been reached regarding the legality of such a meeting?  The board of directors did not

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A&A: School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators

firstamendment June 13, 2009

School Board Closed Sessions with Administrators Q: The School Board meets in Closed Session and apparently regularly invites a “leadership team” of administrators into the Closed Session. The administrators are not necessarily there to answer specific questions that are on the agenda of the Closed Session, but to merely be there in case questions come up. I understand that board members who apparently know this to be a possible violation of the Brown Act, both

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A&A: District Hospitals and Closed Sessions

firstamendment June 13, 2009

District Hospitals and Closed Sessions Q: The CEO and the COO for a District Hospital are provided to the Hospital by the management company that contracted with the district. The CEO and COO are being paid by the management company not by the Hospital or District. The CEO and COO are also the president and vice president of the management company. The District is about to have a closed session to evaluate the CEO and

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A&A: Closed meeting and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Closed meeting and the Brown Act Q: I’m thinking about writing a letter of cure/correction regarding a pattern of what appear to be Brown Act Violations. The district acted to correct the June 19 violation. According to a story we published previewing a meeting this past Tuesday, July 3: “After closed session on Tuesday, the board is scheduled to convene in open session to vote on ‘Amendment #11’ to the chief’s contract, according to the

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