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    CPRA Police Records

    Criminal Investigation Files and the Department of Toxic Substances Control

    I am seeking the file of a criminal investigation of a polluting company carried out by the CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control. The case is closed, having been adjudicated by a no plea in 1994. The department will not release the file, saying that there is an exemption for disclosure of DTSC investigations. […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    County Supervisors’ Invitation-Only Meeting

    […] of the intricacies of the Brown Act. Last Thursday, one of the county supervisors held an invitation-only meeting about a local hot-button topic; the meeting was attended by a sheriff's deputy, a few "chosen" members of the Chamber of Commerce, and one local media representative (I was invited, but unable to attend). The owner […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Convening in closed sessions

    Our school board will be visiting the school site/employer of the finalist in our District superintendent search.  We are a 5-member board and 4 trustees want to participate in the site visit, which will be outside our District boundaries.  We want to fully investigate the performance of our finalist with face-to-face interviews with co-workers, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Community College Senates, the Brown Act, and Secret Ballots

    I am a member of a College Academic Senate, a body of 15 elected faculty members representing the faculty at large and governed by open meeting regulations, including the Brown Act. The Senate violated the Brown Act by conducting a secret ballot and a group of faculty brought a petition for a referendum vote by […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed meeting votes and the Brown Act

    Under the Brown Act, can a sitting city council conduct a secret vote (no public notification) whether to consider a legally filed candidate for a city commission appointment, and then, refuse to make public how each council member voted or how the tally went when they do appoint candidates to a commission?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    City Employee Information and Privacy

    The human resources director in our city says the city has a policy requiring written consent from any past employee before releasing information about the individual's employment there, including dates of employment. My questions: 1. Is this a permissible policy under state public records law and 2. Can I request a former policeman’s […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I publish public records? Confidential records of public importance?

    Can I upload court and legislative abstracts for cases –of which I have been involved- and the corresponding county ordinance and state laws used in these prosecutions, which are publicly accessible? Additionally, I want to upload one settlement agreement that has a confidentiality clause binding the County and the defendant to non-disclosure, a case […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Blocking Personal Information from Public View for Safety

    How do I block access to my personal and government records from public because I am a victim of domestic violence and stalking and kidnapping? Does it require a court order to block my ssn record and tax and any other record pertaining to my personal information.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions”

    In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal procedure and approve master professional service agreements with two firms pp to $100,000. I asked that the item be pulled and rescheduled because it did not describe the services (HR/Personnel) that the contracts were […]

    June 14, 2009