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June 14, 2009

Voting on Multiple Budgets

Redevelopment Agency agenda asks for 1 vote on 11 budgets for 11 redevelopment project areas.

Does this conform to the…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Closed sessions to hire and decide pay for outside counsel

Can city council hold a closed session to decide to hire outside counsel? Can they decide in closed session on how…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Applicability of the Public Records Act to Private Text Messages

I read in the Examiner that Mayor Newsom has refused to turn over Hawaii-based communications related to his conversations re:…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Circumstances for closed meetings

For what reasons can a legislative body have a closed meeting?
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record

This question refers to the Academic/Faculty Senate of a small California Community College. Should the listserv, described below, be made…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Emails and the Public Record and Brown Act

A member of a public board has been carrying on an email conversation with me about matters before the board,…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Is a contracted City Attorney a city employee?

Are contracted City Attorneys considered city employees? I’m asking because the city I cover has scheduled a closed-session meeting to…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Non-Profits Covered under Brown Act

This is to clarify whether or not our volunteer association, which takes care of a City Dog Park, is under…
- Brown Act
June 14, 2009

Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

What can I do if a county office of education doesn’t respond to a CPRA request? When I file an…
- Brown Act
- CPRA
June 14, 2009

Rules for public comment at council meetings

I was at a public meeting and was recognized by the chair. This was during the Public Input of the…
- Brown Act
- First Amendment