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    Brown Act

    School Board Voted In Secret to Pick New Superintendent

    […] the Brown Act does permit for some discussions to be held behind closed doors, but these exceptions are to be construed narrowly. With respect to hiring decisions,Section 54957(b) permits a legislative body of a local agency to hold a closed sessions during a regular or special meeting "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of […]

    December 10, 2018

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    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

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions to“items discussed not falling within their jurisdiction”

    […] requirement, the Brown Act requires the legislative body to orally announce the items to be discussed in closed session prior to any closed-session meeting.  (Gov't Code § 54957.7(a).) This requirement may be satisfied by referring to the item by number as it appears on the agenda.  In the closed session, the legislative body can […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Filing a Vacancy by Closed Session Appointment

    […] second question, California's Public Records Act (PRA) governs the public's access to government records.  The Brown Act incorporates the mandates of the PRA through Government Code section 54957.5.  The PRA guarantees the public's right to inspect and obtain copies of documents collected or maintained by state of local agencies.  The presumption is that such […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

    […] will address each question in turn. 1. The Brown Act permits an agency to appoint a person to a position in a closed session. Govt. Code section 54957. However, prior to holding the closed session, the agency must notify the public in open session, on its agenda, or both, of the items to be […]

    January 11, 2012

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    Parent’s email complaint entered as a public comment by school site council

    […] not have been posted on the original agenda. Further, the Brown Act has a specific provision that relates to how to handle employee disciplinary matters: Under Section 54957(b), a legislative body of a local agency may hold a closed session during a regular or special meeting "to consider the . . . discipline, or […]

    May 3, 2016