Write a review of FAC to help us keep our Top Rated Nonprofit status!

Search Results

Clear Results
Category
Topic
Select Year

Showing 161 - 170 of 352 results

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Governing Boards with Public Funds

    […] requirements: First, a governing board (or other multimember body) that governs a co-op 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 to it. Cal. Gov't Code section 54952(c)(1)(A). Typically, entities subject to the Act under […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Brown Act Rules for Non-Profits

    […] 54952(c), the governing body of a non-profit organization would be subject to the Brown Act under either of two circumstances: 1.  The nonprofit is created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body; - OR - 2.  The organization (a) receives funds […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does a councilmember use of personal email address mean all messages are exempt?

    […] in the Tracy Press case. Moreover, although the merits of the action were not reached by the Court of Appeal, the statement that any e-mails from the elected official e-mailed from the government office, discussing government business are "undeniabl" public records "that must be produced" could be useful in efforts to obtain such records […]

    November 22, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Medi-Cal, Provider Rates, Confidentiality

    […] (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

    Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

    […] applies to any "board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that … s 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

    What Constitutes a Local Agency

    […] (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