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Brown Act CPRA

Closed Sessions and Permissible Topics

[…] negotiations. With respect to the disclosures of closed session actions and written materials when the sessions were held pursuant to the pending litigation exception, Government Code § 54957.1 provides that "[a]pproval given to the body's legal counsel of a settlement of pending litigation . . . shall be reported after the settlement is final...." […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Closed Session Voting

[…] employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee, unless the employee requests a public session." Cal Gov't Code § 54957(b)(1). With regard to the confidentiality of closed sessions, the Brown Act provides that "a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being […]

June 14, 2009
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Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

Closed Session on Employee Performance

[…] Act. This the language as it appears in the agenda • Public Employee, to consider appointment, employment, performance evaluation, or dismissal of employee pursuant to GC § 54957, as cited in the Brown Act (2 cases). I understand from talking with two members of the Board of Education that this item refers to a […]

June 14, 2009
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July 3, 2024
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Brown Act

Appointing board members and the Brown Act

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Access to agenda attachments

[…] was not received.With respect to records distributed at a public meeting, they are public records unless otherwise exempted under the Public Records Act. Cal. Gov't Code § 54957.5. The public is entitled to obtain them at the meeting if they were prepared by the public agency, or after the meeting if prepared by someone […]

June 14, 2009
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Does a Member of a Public Body Have a First Amendment Claim if He or She is Punished for Speaking Out?

September 22, 2021
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