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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Serial Meetings

    […] are attached for your reference. With respect to the status of some of the individuals involved, please note that Govt. Code Section 54952.1 provides that "ny person elected to serve as a member of a legislative body who has not yet assumed the duties of office shall conform his or her conduct to the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How does the CPRA deal with emails between elected officials

    Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business be subject to examination using the Public Records Act? Would it make a difference if he used his personal computer to send an email to another elected official?

    August 21, 2010

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Wired.com Editor Hansen elected president of FAC board; media attorney Melamed is VP; Gingras, of Google, joins Board.

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce that Wired.com Editor in Chief Evan Hansen has been elected President of FAC's board of directors. He takes over from John Raess,  San Francisco Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, who had served as President of the Board since 2010. Carol Melamed, media attorney and former […]

    April 19, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    No vote on new superintendent, but of consensus reached in closed session

    […] Act contains a few narrow exceptions to its general requirement that meetings be open to the public.  One of these exceptions is found in Government Code § 54957(b), which authorizes public agencies to hold a meeting in closed session "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee."  This […]

    August 26, 2016

  • Posts

    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    […] of health authorities can still meet via teleconference if the health authority provides a teleconference number for remote participants. SB 1100 (Cortese) codified at Gov. Code section 54957.95 (new section) Open Meetings: Orderly Conduct Under the Brown Act, all members of the public have a right to attend and participate in all public meetings […]

    February 16, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Water agency contractors’ calculations “trade secret”?

    […] is that the public be given access to copies of any "agenda, background materials, and any other writings related to matters for public discussion." Gov’t Code § 54957.5. So, if the water agency circulated any type of written information at a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors, you are entitled to a copy […]

    January 16, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

    […] for certain employee evaluations.  This "personnel exception" permits closed sessions to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee."  Government Code 54957(b)(1).   However, section 54957(b)(4) further provides: "Closed sessions . . . shall not include discussion or action on proposed compensation except for a reduction of compensation that […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Session Performance Evaluations

    On the City Council agenda it states under closed session: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6, the City Council will meet with the City Administrator, to hold performance evaluations and consider the salaries for the Director of Parks and Trees, the Director of Community Development and Public Works... All department heads are […]

    June 14, 2009