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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Lawsuits Among School Trustees

    […] a party; a decision to participate as an amicus curiae in a third-party case; and a decision to approve the settlement of pending litigation.  Govt. Code Section 54957.1. As for prohibited disclosure, the Brown Act provides that "a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a closed […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog FAC News

    Tom Burke and Quentin Kopp join FAC Board

    […] his election to the State Senate, winning narrowly in an overwhelmingly Democratic district. He was appointed to a judgeship (Superior Court, San Mateo County) by Governor Pete Wilson, a Republican. Burke and Kopp were elected unanimously to FAC's Board in September.--PS Thomas Burke joins FAC Board of Directors Quentin Kopp joins FAC Board of Directors

    October 2, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Councilmembers texting during meeting a Brown Act violation?

    […] all or a majority of the members of the council, and therefore, must be "made available upon request without delay" to anyone who asks. Gov't Code § 54957.5(a). Furthermore, under the Public Records Act, public records -- which include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, […]

    May 23, 2013

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    CPRA

    Is A Public Agency Required to Disclose Names of Board Member Applicants?

    […] turn operation of the hospital over to a nonprofit corporation, which will consist of hospital district directors, the chief of the medical staff, and three appointees. The hospital board is in the process of picking the appointees. It also must fill a vacancy left by a resignation of one of the elected district hospital board.

    February 23, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Charter schools and public oversight

    […] under Government Code section 54952(c): First, a governing board of a nonprofit corporation could be subject to the Brown Act if the board was created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that can be lawfully delegated. Cal. Gov't Code section 54952(c)(1)(A).  Typically, entities subject to the Act under this section […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CA Public Benefit Corporations and the CPRA

    […] defines "legislative body" to include: A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation or entity that either: (A) is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation or entity; or (B) receives […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Application of the Brown Act to Volunteer Fire Companies

    […] (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: (A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Internal audit reports and the CPRA

    […] available upon request without delay. However, this section shall not include any writing exempt from public disclosure under Section 6253.5, 6254, 6254.7, or 6254.22."  Govt. Code Section 54957.5.  Accordingly, the reports should be disclosed unless they were not distributed in connection with a matter subject to discussion or consideration at a public meeting of […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?

    I recently tried to access email communications between a current elected city official and a former elected city official over a local project that's being funded by public funds. The city responded to my requests, but only with publicly accessible information, essentially amounting to a refusal. Reasons included: the information in these emails was […]

    March 30, 2020