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    Brown Act

    Denying public comment

    […] comment on an agendized item?  At the start of a Council meeting, the Mayor told the many people present they might speak on any item on the agenda when it came up. When under Administrative Items, there was an item reconsidering a certain program but the Mayor would allow no comment.  Although no mention […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Convening in closed sessions

    […] be outside our District boundaries.  We want to fully investigate the performance of our finalist with face-to-face interviews with co-workers, parents, community members, etc. We fully intend to post an agenda once we determine who our finalist will be. Can we convene a closed session? Do you have suggested wording to include in the agenda?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed sessions to“items discussed not falling within their jurisdiction”

    […] a community college) must satisfy the proper notice requirements for a closed session.  At least 72 hours prior to each regular meeting, legislative bodies must prepare an agenda containing a brief general description of each item to be transacted or discussed, including items which will be handled in closed session.  (Gov't Code §54954.2(a).)  In […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Agenda item questions

    Government Code section 54954.2(a) provides that at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting, the body must post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item to be discussed or transacted at the meeting, including items to be discussed in closed session. A "brief general description," as the term indicates, can […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Filing a Vacancy by Closed Session Appointment

    […] filing deadline for interested applicants was 6 hours prior to the beginning of the School Board meeting.  The appointment decision was made at that meeting. Should the agenda state the names of the applicants who were interviewed during the meeting? If a public citizen asked to see the application material and was turned down, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Requirements and Prohibitions in Relation to Community College Governments

    […] to post it by 3 p.m. Sunday for a meeting the following Wednesday at 3 p.m., though all members and advisors received e-mail copies on time. The agenda was late-posted by 9 a.m. on Monday (for the same Wed. meeting). The agenda contains some important matters, including allocations of funds for upcoming events that […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    No vote on new superintendent, but of consensus reached in closed session

    […] regard.  But you should be able to learn more about the board’s selection process here in any event. Under the Brown Act, in addition to posting an agenda of items to be discussed in a closed meeting, an agency must "publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention on that […]

    August 26, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?

    […] there are still certain notice requirements related to even those items that are discussed in closed session, as well as reporting requirements. The Brown Act requires that agenda include "a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting, including items to be discussed in closed session." […]

    April 13, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?

    […] constitutional rights of the parties or the public appearing before the legislative body of a local agency. Each teleconference location shall be identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and each teleconference location shall be accessible to the public. During the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of […]

    May 16, 2012