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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Reporters wrongly ejected from community college council meeting?

    […] a committee of the official student organization or the board of governors, depends on whether it is also covered by the Brown Act at Government Code section 54952(b). That section applies the Brown Act to committees created by formal action of a covered board. But "advisory committees, composed solely of the members of the legislative […]

    July 19, 2013

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    Brown Act

    What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?

    […] Commissions? Mine is trying to say that they are exempt from the requirement to make an audio recording of meetings because: "The Commission doesn’t have the power to vote or passing laws." I'm told they are just an advisory group to the Board of Supervisors but their agendas are full of action items which are acted upon.

    June 6, 2017

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    CPRA

    The CPRA and privately owned utilities companies

    […] advisory committees, composed solely of the members of the legislative body that are less than a quorum of the legislative body are not legislative bodies, except that standing committees of a legislative body, irrespective of their composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution, or […]

    August 7, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Is it a casual dinner or Brown Act violation?

    If 3 out of 5 school board members meet at a restaurant with a teacher or administrator for a few minutes until they noticed that I was also at the restaurant with my wife, have they violated Brown's Act?

    November 17, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Future Council Members, Participation, and the Brown Act

    […] violate the Brown Act if, as future members, either of us participated in the appeal or spoke to the Council during the appeal meeting.  (We both regularly address the Council at other meetings.) DOES it violate the Brown Act if we help present our group's appeal to the present City Council?? IF NOT, any […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Quorums, Listservs, and the Brown Act

    […] ultimate purposes of the Act -- to provide the public with an opportunity to monitor and participate in decision-making processes of boards and commissions.  ... Conversations which advance or clarify a member's understanding of an issue, or facilitate an agreement or compromise among members, or advance the ultimate resolution of an issue, are all […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Discussion of Employee Termination in Closed Session

    There are a number of issues that you raise in your submission. I will try to address each of them in turn. First, with respect to the decision to terminate you from your job as the Director of Finance, such discussion must be properly agendized and discussed during a properly noticed open or closed […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record

    […] ultimate purposes of the Act -- to provide the public with an opportunity to monitor and participate in decision-making processes of boards and commissions.  ... Conversations which advance or clarify a member's understanding of an issue, or facilitate an agreement or compromise among members, or advance the ultimate resolution of an issue, are all […]

    June 14, 2009