A&A: Signing In at Public Meetings
Q: Is it legal for a public school board at to require a member of the public to sign in in order to address the board on an agendized item? A: The California Supreme Court has recognized that “‘[a] school board of a school district constitutes a “legislative body” of a “local agency”‘” under Government Code §§ 54951-54952 of the Brown Act. “‘Thus [a school board] is subject to the requirements of the Brown Act,