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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    School District agenda packets

    […] a majority of the members of a public body must be provided to the public (unless exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act). (Government Code section 54957.5, reproduced below.)  Agenda packets consist of the documents distributed to the public body, so they must be provided to the public upon request, except to the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Can settlements be negotiated in closed session if no pending litigation exists?

    […] if the action taken by the water district has resolved or settled the threatened litigation, they must report that out in public session.  See Government Code section 54957.1(a)(3).  Hopefully, by this time, you’ve discovered what the threatened litigation was.  That should allow you to determine whether there was a legitimate basis for holding the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    What rules apply to searching DMV database?

    […] The Act specifically provides that the local agency may charge a fee for a copy of a Public Record pursuant to Gov't Code section 6253.Gov't Code section 54957.5(d). The Act also provides that copies of records must be made available "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if […]

    December 7, 2010

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    Brown Act First Amendment

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

    […] a reasonably efficient manner. Id. at 1426. Note that the Brown Act expressly provides for the "removal of individuals who are willfully interrupting meeting." Govt. Code section 54957.9. Whether exceeding a time limit constituted willfully interrupting a meeting would necessarily depend on the facts of the particular case. Making a before-the-fact determination that a […]

    September 11, 2014

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    CPRA

    Requests for applications of public positions

    […] App. 4th 1136 (1997) and California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159 (1998).  Both cases involved applications submitted to the Governor for appointment to vacancies on county boards of supervisors.  In both cases, the court of appeal held, for a variety of reasons, that the applications were exempt from […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Recording public’s comments in board minutes

    […] at the meetings. With respect to the letters addressed to the legislative bodies, the Brown Act makes such documents accessible under the California Public Records Act.  Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act provides, in part: "(a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when […]

    June 14, 2009