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    Court Records

    Obtaining grand jury transcripts

    I am interested in obtaining the grand jury transcripts for proceedings for a particular defendant. Can you please tell me how to get them, or can you tell me what site I might find them on or if in fact they are available to the public. Could you email them to me? Must I […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Non-Agenda Items, Emergency Items, and the Brown Act

    We may have a violation of the Brown Act. A non-agenda item was brought up and "deemed" an emergency and was voted upon. This after the City Attorney opened the meeting and stated that "the item" would not be discussed. The alleged emergency does not fit any of the emergency statements listed in the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Model Letters

    I was wondering if, under "Model Letters" on the website, CFAC can provide a model letter in regards to a general Ralph M. Brown Act request of an agenda/agenda packet to an organization? I believe this would be helpful as it will communicate clearly to the receiver that they are legally mandated to do […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes and closed sessions

    My question is: Must the minutes reflect a teleconference with the board's attorney to otherwise justify a closed session under 54956.9 that does not state that the attorney was present at the meeting in the minutes?  Also, if the minutes are simply in error and there actually was a teleconference with the attorney, would […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Little League meetings and the Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act allow for you to sit in on a Little League meeting in which your conduct is in question by where the Little League officials have the right to suspend a coach without hearing his side of the story?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Limiting Public Comment at Meetings

    I want to understand why my City Council can limit comment during a single meeting by a member of the public to five minutes total for a particular class of items (consent agenda items), no matter how many items are categorized as such, and no matter how many items an individual wishes to speak […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Lawsuits Among School Trustees

    I cover the School District, which has just been sued by one of its trustees on allegations of civil rights violations and harassment. The board of trustees held a closed session on the litigation on Tuesday night and I received an anonymous tip that this trustees was asked to leave the closed session so […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

    Our public school board evaluated the principal and voted to give him a raise, in a closed session, which I understand is legal since the evaluation is confidential. Should the vote on the bonus remain secret? I asked to know the breakdown of which board members voted which way on the bonus. Is that […]

    June 14, 2009

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