June 6, 2017
What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?
Does CA Proposition 54 cover bodies like county Human Rights Commissions? Mine is trying to say that they are exempt from…
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April 24, 2017
What rules must public meetings follow regarding agendas and notice?
I chair the Citizens’ Advisory Committee to the Water District Board. A member of the public attends and harasses the…
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March 10, 2017
My job has been threatened if I divulge details of closed-door meetings
The state university where I worked has held confidential meetings of a management committee for a program operated under an…
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September 9, 2016
Board member shared confidential information after closed session
I am an Associate Director at my charter school. I was recently informed by my Board that my contract will…
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September 8, 2016
Brown Act violations in closed session real-property negotiations
The City Council on held a real property negotiation in closed session without meeting the requirement to disclose the party…
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September 4, 2016
Agency terminates audio recording of meetings without notice
A local agency just reformed and it started to audio record it meetings and make them available to the public.…
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August 26, 2016
No vote on new superintendent, but of consensus reached in closed session
The School Board announced last night that they had narrowed the field of candidates for superintendent to one finalist when…
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July 19, 2016
Does the Brown Act allow closed session negotiations for all public school contracts?
Does the Brown Act allow a publicly elected school board to hold closed session discussion under Government Code 54957 (Public…
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June 14, 2016
Written public comment not read as promised before City Council vote taken
I submitted a written public comments to an agenda item because I could not attend a Special Meeting of the…
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June 10, 2016
Could this act of intimidation be a Brown Act violation?
I attended the board meeting of the Waterworks District. During the meeting an agenda item came up for two job descriptions…