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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Are Search & Rescue Board Meetings subject to Brown Act?

    Our Search and Rescue team is a 501.c.3 non-profit corporation, includes only volunteer members, operates under the Sheriff's Office and uses their facilities/vehicles, raises public donations, and includes two Sheriff Deputy Sergeants on the seven person Search and Rescue Board (they are not on the County Board). Are we subject to the Brown Act?

    September 8, 2015

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    Brown Act

    Little League, Pop Warner, and open meeting laws

    […] member).  If either condition applies, the board of even a private corporation must hold noticed public meetings that comply with the Brown Act, per Government Code section 54952(c)(1). The open records law, the Public Records Act, applies to "nonprofit organizations of local governmental agencies and officials that are supported solely by public funds."  Gov't […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Brown Act and Homeowners Associations

    […] last night tried to videotape a meeting that I could not make, and security told her to stop and she complied. It is my understanding that the Brown Act applies to HOA's from this site, I believe. Is this true, did the HOA do something illegal last night in denying my wife access of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Writer denied access to coroner’s report on 1947 Black Dahlia case

    […] legislative body of the local agency appointed to that governing body as a full voting member by the legislative body of the local agency."  Govt. Code § 54952(c), 6252(a). If the museum was created by a legislative body and or receives funds from a government agency and has a member of the local agency as […]

    June 10, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Redevelopment Agency becomes “private corporation” not covered by Brown Act?

    […] formed by a public agency "in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation." Govt Code section 54952(c)(1)(A). See Int' Lonshoreman's & Warehousemen's Union v. Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc., 69 Cal. App. 4th 287 (1999). The only way to enforce the Public Records […]

    May 2, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I find out if a non-profit is cooking the books?

    […] governed. In order to be subject to the Act, the organization must qualify as a "legislative body" of a local agency. The Act explicitly provides that " nonprofit entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency" pursuant to Section 54952 of the Brown Act are "local agencies" subject to the Act. In turn, […]

    May 21, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover private entities that do work for government?

    […] governed. In order to be subject to the Act, the organization must qualify as a "legislative body" of a local agency. The Act explicitly provides that " nonprofit entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency" pursuant to Section 54952 of the Brown Act are "local agencies" subject to the Act. In turn, […]

    March 6, 2014

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Foundation that gives millions to county agency claims CPRA doesn’t apply to them

    […] of a legislative body   -(2) share a member with an agency's governing body and receive funds from that same agency.  See Govt. Code sections 6252(b) and 54952(c), (d). Depending on whether the Foundation meets this test, it may or may not be subject to the Public Records Act. (It does not sound like it […]

    October 16, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Request denied for fire district celebration guest list

    […] of a legislative body or (2) shares a member with an agency's governing body and receives funds from that same agency. See Govt. Code sections 6252(b) and 54952(c), (d). Depending on whether the Firefighters’ Association meets this test, it may or may not be subject to the Public Records Act. In general, the Public Records […]

    August 16, 2013

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    CPRA

    Private institutions, public funds and the CPRA

    […] speaking, private universities are not subject to the PRA.  The PRA applies to the public records of state or local agencies.  Under certain circumstances outlined in section 54952(c) of the Brown Act (incorporated into the PRA by section 6252 of the PRA), entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency may be subject to […]

    June 14, 2009