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    Brown Act

    Board of Directors Closed Session

    […] of performance, or dismissal of a public employee" (the "personnel" exemption) actually excludes members of the legislative body from the definition of "employees."  See Gov't Code § 54957.  However, again, because the Davis-Stilring Common Development Open Meeting Act does not contain similar provisions, it is unclear whether amending the by-laws to reduce the number […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    […] the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act . . ., and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Govt. Code Section 54957.5. 2) There is no general rule with respect to access to public agency audits.  The default rule is therefore the one that applies to all public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    […] discussion or consideration at a public meeting of the body, are disclosable under the [PRA] and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Gov't Code Section 54957.5(a).   Therefore, materials distributed at such a meeting should be made available "without delay," upon request, unless one of the PRA's exceptions to disclosure applies.  This language […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege

    […] retainer, it appears to have been a violation of the Public Record Act to not disclose the amount of the retainer agreement.  See Cal. Government Code section 54957.5(a) (records provided to a Board of Supervisors or other legislative body in preparation for a public meeting are public records that must be available to the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

    […] stating that "comments regarding an individual will not be allowed in an open meeting" simply does not pass constitutional muster. The agenda language also refers to section 54957 of the Brown Act, which allows for a closed session to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee, or […]

    June 14, 2009