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    Brown Act

    Personal attacks in public meetings

    The only provision in the Brown Act concerning disorderly conduct is found in section 54957.9.  This section permits a legislative body to exclude all persons who willfully cause a disruption of a meeting so that it cannot be conducted in an orderly fashion.  Although this provision is typically applied in open meetings to exclude […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Obligation to stated agenda

    The Brown Act (specifically Gov't Code section 54957.5) states as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local agency by any person in connection […]

    June 14, 2009

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    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

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    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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    Brown Act

    Minutes to be Approved Made Public

    […] a public meeting" of the committee must be made available when distributed to all or a majority of all the members of the committee.  Gov't Code section 54957.5(a).  Any other public record distributed during the meeting must be made available at the meeting, if prepared by the committee or a member of the committee, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Private institutions, public funds and the CPRA

    […] as:"(c) (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

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    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

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    Brown Act

    Mayor and University Official Meetings

    […] may include a board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: 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

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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act require minutes from city council meetings?

    […] a legislative body may require another legislative body over which it has appointed a majority of the members to keep a minute book. See Govt. Code section 54957.2(a), (b). That being said, the city council's own bylaws will typically address whether minutes must be taken. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First […]

    June 5, 2013