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    Brown Act

    School Boards, Closed Sessions, and Student Files

    […] Brown Act requires the school district to disclose, in the open meeting, "the item or items to be discussed in the closed session."  Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 54957.7.  Nothing in that section "shall require or authorize a disclosure of information prohibited by state or federal law."  Id.  While the authority to conduct a closed […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover private entities that do work for government?

    […] (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 […]

    March 6, 2014

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    FAC opposes bill that would weaken open-meetings protections

    […] an official to get comment or connect with community members who have views on issues being considered? State law already allows for ample flexibility for appointed and elected officials to participate in public meetings remotely. The Brown Act has allowed it since the 1990s, so long as certain guardrails were in place, such as […]

    June 3, 2024

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    CPRA

    When government outsources program are documents public?

    […] (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 […]

    October 10, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Union representatives in closed labor negotiations

    A closed session may be held, pursuant to section 54957.6 of the Brown Act, to discuss salaries, salary schedules, fringe benefits, and other issues within the scope of negotiations between a local agency and its employees with the local agency's representative.  The purpose of this closed session is only to consult with its own […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Convening in closed sessions

    […] respect to whether the board can hold a closed session to discuss the supervisor search and appointment, the answer to that question is yes.   Government Code Section 54957 provides that boards may hold closed meetings to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Utility District board member access to agenda information

    […] Cal. App. 4th 1242, 1259 (2006)), nothing limits your rights under the Public Records Act.  "Notwithstanding the definition of ‘member of the public’ in Section 6252, an elected member or officer of any state or local agency is entitled to access to public records of that agency on the same basis as any other […]

    March 30, 2016