June 14, 2009
Are Emails Meetings?
Can members of a public agency use emails (to all members of the board) to share information regarding board matters.…
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June 14, 2009
Closed sessions under the Brown Act
Members of my school board choose new members as they leave the board. Can this School Board have closed sessions…
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June 14, 2009
Convening in closed sessions
Our school board will be visiting the school site/employer of the finalist in our District superintendent search. We are a…
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June 14, 2009
Forcing public official to attend Brown Act training
1) Is there provision or precedent for a board to participate as a body in “training” to achieve more well-established…
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June 14, 2009
Labor negotiations and the Brown Act
Our public school board evaluated the principal and voted to give him a raise, in a closed session, which I…
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June 14, 2009
Opening closed session agenda items by a city council
Can a city council vote to open a closed session agenda item for the public record?
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June 14, 2009
School District agenda packets
I have submitted a phone request to my local School District for copies of the Board Packet. I was refused,…
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June 14, 2009
The Brown Act and Charter Schools
A local public charter school has elected eight people to their Board of Directors this year. This is a public…
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June 14, 2009
Developments on Public Lands
A developer is building or redeveloping 32 (of 36 buildings) towering buildings (8 to 14 stories tall each) in our…
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June 14, 2009
Minutes to be Approved Made Public
If minutes are to be approved at a Committee meeting that is a Brown Act Committee, do the minutes need…