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    Brown Act Newsgathering

    Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

    […] Act by meeting in a closed session to discuss replacing the police department with the county sheriff's department.  Apparently the council did so under Govt. Code s. 54957.6, which governs closed sessions for labor negotiations.  Based on the facts provided in your email, it is plausible that the council had to meet in a […]

    June 14, 2009

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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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    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