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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    City Clerk requires Ad Hoc reports to be in announcements

    […] found it difficult to come to an agreement on the how to proceed in conveying our recommendations to council. I would appreciate any clarification as to the reasoning behind the city clerks request. My research on open meeting laws, accessing government records and the online resources about the Brown Act have not provided much help.

    October 6, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Does Brown Act allow School District, City to negotiate millions in fees in closed session?

    Ourย Unified School District has negotiated over $30 million in developer fees since 2005 during closed session that should otherwise be discussed in open session. In reviewing the Brown Act, it appears only property negotiations--such as terms and price for the purchase and sale--are subject to closed session. My question is can the school district […]

    November 25, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    When should “anticipated litigation” be agendized?

    […] to Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9B)ย (1 Anticipated Case)" which reoccurred from time to time. Since the IRS already knew about their threat of litigation and since public knowledge of this threat would not compromise the Cityโ€™s ability to negotiate, wasnโ€™t the City Council required to identify the source of the anticipated […]

    February 3, 2014

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    Blog

    A close look at Google’s handling of governments’ censorship demands

    Google has released a new Transparency Report, its twice-yearly presentation of data about demands it receives to remove content from its services--everything from videos on YouTube to posts on Blogger to listings and links generated by Google searches. As a measure of the status of global free speech rights, it is a depressing but […]

    April 26, 2013

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    Press Rights

    FAC Writes in Support of Reporter Disparaged By Elected Official Following Public Records Request

    […] Media and Public Trust of Fresno State today called on a California public official to apologize for insulting a reporter and to take seriously his obligations under open-government laws. The letter to Tom Wheeler, a member of the Madera County Board of Supervisors, comes after Wheeler responded to a reporter's public records request with, […]

    January 22, 2021

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council

    […] School Site Council. During a recent public comment period, our chairperson read aloud an email that contained a detailed complaint (disclosing the names of a staff member and the emailerโ€™s child โ€“ neither of whom were present). Is it the case that we are obligated under the Brown Act to hear the full text […]

    May 3, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can employment negotiations be held in closed session?

    I submitted your Brown Act template regarding a closed meeting. The city attorney response was that it was ok to meet secretly to discuss other terms and conditions of employment with representatives ofย  ".. .recognized employment organizations . . ." Government Code Section 3505.ย  Please clarify.

    August 1, 2011

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    Advocacy Press Release

    Groups Urge Mendocino County to Repeal Unlawful Public Records Fee Ordinance

    […] warned the county the fee ordinance was unlawful. And despite a policy that would waive some fees for certain members of the media, a broad coalition of news organizations issued an open letter opposing the fees, writing the "new fees violate state law and present an unreasonably high burden on members of the public, […]

    April 27, 2023