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    Brown Act

    Union representatives in closed labor negotiations

    A closed session may be held, pursuant to section 54957.6 of the Brown Act, to discuss salaries, salary schedules, fringe benefits, and other issues within the scope of negotiations between a local agency and its employees with the local agency's representative.  The purpose of this closed session is only to consult with its own […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Secret Ballots

    […] session at the public meeting during which the closed session was held, and must report the vote or abstention of every member present.  See Gov. Code § 54957.1. Assuming the closed session was in violation violated of the Brown Act, a member of the public may seek to void the action taken.  You must […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    School District agenda packets

    […] a majority of the members of a public body must be provided to the public (unless exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act). (Government Code section 54957.5, reproduced below.)  Agenda packets consist of the documents distributed to the public body, so they must be provided to the public upon request, except to the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Recording public’s comments in board minutes

    […] at the meetings. With respect to the letters addressed to the legislative bodies, the Brown Act makes such documents accessible under the California Public Records Act.  Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act provides, in part: "(a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Councilmembers texting during meeting a Brown Act violation?

    […] all or a majority of the members of the council, and therefore, must be "made available upon request without delay" to anyone who asks. Gov't Code § 54957.5(a). Furthermore, under the Public Records Act, public records -- which include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, […]

    May 23, 2013

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    Brown Act

    Reporting closed sessions decisions

    […] action, defendants, and other particulars must be disclosed to any person upon inquiry, unless doing so would jeopardize service of process or existing settlement negotiations.Gov't Code section 54957.1(a)(2).Since the city council has reached a decision that "involves litigation," you should be informed exactly what the city council decided (to file suit, to intervene, etc.), […]

    June 5, 2010