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Brown Act

JPA’s (Joint Powers Act entities) and the Brown Act

School Districts within the County formed a co-operative entity (JPA) under the Joint Powers Act to pool resources regarding special education including litigation, legislation, training and "establishing criteria for determining the key issues involved in special education including the principal areas in need of systemic change." A majority of the superintendents constitutes a quorum. […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording

My senior homeowner’s association board prohibits members from tape recording board meetings. I tried today, they asked me to leave, and they called the police. I stated "I will exercise my right under California law to record meeting". Police would not take any action in civil matter. The board adjourned meeting for two weeks. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Former State Employees and the CPRA

[…] some personnel still working there. This building is open to the public and has public access areas, when I tried to enter the building I was informed by the security guard (per instructions from the Executive Director) that since I was a former employee of the agency I could not go into the public […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Employee Information and the CPRA

[…] It even listed employees who I know to be no longer employed. I thought this sounded like an invitation of privacy and not something that should be covered by the CPRA (I admit I tried to read the actual code but couldn't suffer through to find an answer). After some complaint (myself and family […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Emails and the Public Record and Brown Act

A member of a public board has been carrying on an email conversation with me about matters before the board, copying all the other members of the board on his messages to me. Is this email thread (1) a public record, and (2) a violation of the Brown Act?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Criminal Records and the CPRA

In interviewing individual applicants to provide childcare for my 2 toddlers, it is of utmost importance that I verify whether or not they (and/or the location of the premises used for such services) has been involved with any law enforcement issues (ie: is there any criminal history? Has law enforcement ever been called out […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

City’s stonewalling newspapers

[…] newspaper at all, and so we only communicate through documents gotten through public records requests. A recent from us to the city asked for "all audits performed by Municipal Auditing Services in calendar years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007". The city attorney sent a letter stating they will not give us the information, […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

City-Funded Committees with Non-Public Official Member

[…] to as seed money). Two City Council members were on the committee, but have refused to give the names of the other members. The ordinance was passed by the voters, and the City Council has been asked to provide the names of the people that were on the committee. The City was asked this […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Applicability of the Public Records Act to Private Text Messages

[…] and CA Public Records Act and can find no authority for the Mayor's position. At the same time, I can find no authority for the position taken by Peter Scheer of your organization who is quoted as saying,"Whether the message comes by text message to a personal iPhone or by Pony Express is irrelevant. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

911 transcripts

[…] paper and electronic documents collected, owned, or maintained by a state or local agency is a public record for the purposes of the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., and is available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies. If you have not already made […]

June 14, 2009