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Notices of City’s Closed Session Real Estate Negotiations Provide Only Generic Information

The Brown Act sets forth what should be listed on the agenda ahead of a closed session to discuss a real estate transaction at Cal. Gov. Code § 54954.5 (available here): For purposes of describing closed session items pursuant to Section 54954.2, the agenda may describe closed sessions as provided below. No legislative body […]

April 21, 2022
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A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

[…] limited circumstances. Provisions of AB 2449 are subject to sunset dates, which are outlined below. Until January 1, 2024 When teleconferencing is allowed under these rules, the agenda must include time for public comment and the legislative body must give notice of the means by which members of the public may provide public comment. […]

February 16, 2023
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Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

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 this unincorporated community. Before the meeting, this item was posted. The "findings of fact" that support the item were not. These "findings" were not made available to the public until one and a half […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Inaccurate agenda information at County Board meeting

Is it a Brown Act violation to intentionally provide false information on the agenda, agenda description, or supporting documents provided with the agenda for a County Board meeting?

April 15, 2016
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Brown Act First Amendment

Can someone be arrested for speaking too long at a public meeting?

[…] or whether the activist was arrested based on the content of her speech. As background, California's open meeting law, known as the Brown Act, requires that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, […]

September 11, 2014
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Brown Act

Public Official Event Attendance and Public Notice

A City Councilman and City Clerk addressed the local Merchants Association without any public notice and with an " agenda" not made public and that other members of the City Council were not made aware of. The "agenda" presented was to suggest to the Merchants Association that a redistricting of the business district to […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

[…] Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the subject to be discussed. The problem is that they will not provide materials in advance to allow […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

School Board Agenda Packets Availability

I have a question about access to school board agenda packets. My understanding is that districts only need to notice a meeting 48 hours in advance, but that school board packets become public record as soon as they're sent to the trustees. The school district that I cover has asked that I wait until […]

June 14, 2009
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School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?

[…] responded back within 30 days (on May 3, 2013 via e-mail) stating that the District determined it had not violated the Brown Act. The violations: 1. The Agenda for the Board Meeting was not posted for the public 72 hours prior to the meeting; rather, it was posted less than 8 hours prior to […]

June 17, 2013
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Brown Act

Public Commenting, The Brown Act, and Closed Session Items

With respect to public comment at meetings subject to the Brown Act, the Act provides that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, […]

June 14, 2009