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

Search Results

Clear Results
Category
Topic
Select Year

Showing 191 - 200 of 352 results

  • Latest News

    Blog

    First Amendment travesties far and near

    […] the tribe's government. Even though tribal authorities, as the Tribune's owners, may have the power to dictate what stories the paper publishes, their exercise of that power is an offense to the tribal members--the voters--who elected them and to whom they are, in theory, accountable. Voters want a real newspaper, not a tribal propaganda organ.

    July 12, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    School denies access to all info about coach fired amid rumors players’ were abused.

    […] school superintendent's alleged misconduct must be disclosed, observing: "embers of the public were greatly concerned about the behavior of the city's high school superintendent and his governing elected board in responding to their complaints. Indeed, from the public's viewpoint, the District appeared to have entered into a 'sweetheart deal' to buy out the superintendent […]

    March 9, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Secret Ballots

    […] session at the public meeting during which the closed session was held, and must report the vote or abstention of every member present.  See Gov. Code § 54957.1. Assuming the closed session was in violation violated of the Brown Act, a member of the public may seek to void the action taken.  You must […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Is it a Brown Act violation to move item from closed to open session?

    […] closed session, they must "publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention on that action of every member present."  Govt. Code §  54957.1(a). Pursuant to the Brown Act, "t least 72 hours before a regular meeting, the legislative body of the local agency, or its designee, shall post an […]

    March 13, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    When can a public Board claim attorney-client privilege?

    […] the meeting, including items to be discussed in closed session"), and a second time immediately before the closed session is convened. As stated in Government Code section 54957.7: (a) Prior to holding any closed session, the legislative body of the local agency shall disclose, in an open meeting, the item or items to be […]

    March 25, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege

    […] retainer, it appears to have been a violation of the Public Record Act to not disclose the amount of the retainer agreement.  See Cal. Government Code section 54957.5(a) (records provided to a Board of Supervisors or other legislative body in preparation for a public meeting are public records that must be available to the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Non-profits, public funds, and the Brown Act

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