June 14, 2009
Times of public meetings
Is there a time constraint on the scheduling of public meetings? My issue: can a City Council start a Study…
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June 14, 2009
Union representatives in closed labor negotiations
Is it legal, and if so, which code can I refer to, to ask the teachers’ union president to come…
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June 14, 2009
Unposted Supporting Documents and Public Comment on those Documents
The County Board of Supervisors had an agenda item that has been hotly contested for a number of years by…
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June 14, 2009
Video Tapes, Free Speech, and the Brown Act
To comply with the Brown Act, our City Council has separate Oral Communication periods; there are periods for Agenda Items,…
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June 14, 2009
Violation of Brown Act by fellow board members
I am an elected official. I believe some of my fellow board members are violating the Brown Act and other…
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June 14, 2009
What Constitutes a Local Agency
Are records from Hollywood Park OR Santa Anita Racetrack (aka Magna Entertainment Corp. and Los Angeles Turf Club) subject to…
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June 14, 2009
When a public official works remotely from a religious institution
May a local water district, subject to the Brown Act, allowed a director to participate telephonically where the remote site…
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June 14, 2009
Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?
Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?: The board meetings of…
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June 14, 2009
Workshops v. Special Meetings
Today I walked out of a special meeting called in less then 72 hours which was labeled board special meeting/workshop.
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