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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act allow closed session negotiations for all public school contracts?

    Does the Brown Act allow a publicly elected school board to hold closed session discussion under Government Code 54957 (Public Employee Appointment/Employment) and 54957.6 (Labor Negotiations) regarding the appointment and pay structure of a Director of Curriculum to the position of Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. Both positions are administrative positions that report directly to […]

    July 19, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions under the Brown Act

    […] requests a public session, but note that the term "employee" does not include an elected official or a member of a legislative body.  (Cal. Gov't Code § 54957(a)(2).)  Please note, however, that the term "employee" does not include any elected official or member of the legislative body.  (Cal. Gov't Code § 54957(a)(4).) —To discuss […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Discussion of Employee Termination in Closed Session

    […] properly noticed open or closed session (though not necessarily at the open or closed session immediately prior to your termination). As you seem to know, under section 54957 of the Brown Act, the legislative body of a local agency may hold a closed session "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or […]

    June 14, 2009

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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

    Getting information from closed sessions

    […] items you listed in your inquiry. With regard to the first item, public employee discipline/dismissal/release, the Brown Act provision authorizing a closed session is Government Code section 54957.  This section also authorizes a closed session to discuss a public employee appointment, public employment, or a public employee performance evaluation.  In each of these three […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Violation Concerns Over Closed Session Protocols for Employee Evaluations

    […] beforehand. Finally, at a regular board meeting there was a closed session agenda item that stated: Public employee performance evaluation, [employee title] (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957). Then there was a special meeting called with the agenda posted about 26 hours prior to the meeting. The closed session item stated: Public Employee Performance […]

    January 20, 2021