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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act apply to city council appointed committees?

[…] the committee appointed by the city council is subject to the Brown Act, the public may have the right to attend meetings of the committee, the right to notice of meetings, the right to have the body take no action on matters not on the agenda, and the right to speak on any item on […]

August 15, 2015
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Brown Act

Unauthorized meetings and communication between members of a legislative body

[…] she was not to tell anyone about it. Not only was there no publication of this meeting, the people in attendance were there by invitation and the agenda was a secret. Ground rules were laid. No policy was to be made. However, the college president promised to get back to a group in attendance […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

The Board of Directors are constantly postponing regular meetings to accommodate a board member's busy schedule. They have not set up a calendar for the year with a consistent time or day of week, for example, every second Thursday at 4:00 pm. This month, they have not scheduled a regular meeting due to waiting […]

October 19, 2015
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Brown Act

Entities meeting in a closed “workshop” setting

Can a public entity meet in closed session and make decisions of public import in a "workshop" setting?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

City-Funded Committees with Non-Public Official Member

[…] pass an open space initiative. The Brown Act governs the public's right to oversee the activities of legislative bodies by mandating certain requirements for agendas, open meetings, notice of meetings, opportunities for the public to address the body, and the like. As a general rule, however, it does not require the legislative body -- […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Authority to call school district special meetings

[…] and an agenda posted. The lone director stated in public (meeting is taped) that he called the meeting, saying he as a lone individual can call the meeting. It involved the expenditure of public funds and no bid contracts. How do I go about filing a notice to cure and correct on something like this?

June 14, 2009
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Religious institutions and the Brown Act

[…] Brown Act applies to Churches/Temples that are non profit or charitable institutions? Can the President of a board of directors have meetings with a few members of the board without taking minutes and without the full executive committee brought in to the "dinner" or meeting prior to a scheduled but closed meeting of the board?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Obligation to stated agenda

The Brown Act (specifically Gov't Code section 54957.5) states as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local agency by any person in connection […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Closed Session Performance Evaluations

On the City Council agenda it states under closed session: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6, the City Council will meet with the City Administrator, to hold performance evaluations and consider the salaries for the Director of Parks and Trees, the Director of Community Development and Public Works... All department heads are […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

What Are the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

[…] ensure that "meetings" of "legislative bodies" are open and accessible to member of the public, and therefore requires legislative bodies to take measures such as posting an agenda ahead of the meeting, allowing public comment on issues that are within the legislative body’s subject matter jurisdiction, and only voting on items that are on […]

April 15, 2019