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    Brown Act

    Emergency agenda items and proper notice requirements

    […] Act requires a representative of the legislative body to orally announce the items to be discussed in closed session prior to any closed-session meeting.  (Gov't Code § 54957.7(a)).  This requirement may be satisfied by referring to the item by number as it appears on the agenda.  Once a closed session has been completed, the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    City Council Action in Secret

    […] be discussed in closed session, and even then the council is required to disclose any action taken in closed session.  See generally Gov't Code section 54953(c) and 54957.1. Consequently, if a vote of the council was required to approve the search for the interim chief, that should have been publicly disclosed. It doesn't necessarily have […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    School Board Agenda Packets Availability

    […] the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act . . ., and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Govt. Code Section 54957.5.  The language of Section 54957.5 would strongly suggest that you should be entitled to the agenda packet as soon as it becomes available, and certainly by […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] meeting of the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act …, and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Cal. Gov’t § 54957.5 (reproduced in its entirety below). It is not entirely clear whether a PowerPoint presentation that is displayed at a meeting has been "distributed" to the members […]

    February 22, 2018

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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

    […] Act by meeting in a closed session to discuss replacing the police department with the county sheriff's department.  Apparently the council did so under Govt. Code s. 54957.6, which governs closed sessions for labor negotiations.  Based on the facts provided in your email, it is plausible that the council had to meet in a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Closed Sessions and Permissible Topics

    […] negotiations. With respect to the disclosures of closed session actions and written materials when the sessions were held pursuant to the pending litigation exception, Government Code § 54957.1 provides that "pproval given to the body's legal counsel of a settlement of pending litigation . . . shall be reported after the settlement is final...."  […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Does short notice of public hearing invalidate contract?

    […] posted at least 72 hours before each regular meeting, and must be orally disclosed in an open session held before the closed session.Gov't Code §§ 54954.2(a), 54956, 54957.7. The Act also provides that "ny person may request that a copy of the agenda, or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet, […]

    June 23, 2010

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    Brown Act

    When should “anticipated litigation” be agendized?

    […] Tort Claims Act or some other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening litigation, which claim or communication shall be available for public inspection pursuant to Section 54957.5. (D) A statement made by a person in an open and public meeting threatening litigation on a specific matter within the responsibility of the legislative body. […]

    February 3, 2014