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Brown Act

Can a special meeting on 24 hours notice include a closed session?

Regarding Special Meeting, it is an open public meeting and requires a 24 hour notice to inform the public of the upcoming special meeting, what about the closed session meeting? Even though your organization mentioned that closed session can be done even with a 24 hours notice to inform the public of the Special […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Brown Act Violation Concerns Over Closed Session Protocols for Employee Evaluations

[…] (Government code section 54954.5 and 54947(b)) title: . The employee was told verbally the day before that the item was added but he did not get written notice and was not notified of an option for an open session. After the meeting, the Board Chair announced that he was put on leave and they […]

January 20, 2021
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Brown Act Newsgathering

Restrictions on Agendas and Minutes

I am attempting to report on city government and have learned that the city only offers citizens the chance to view agendas during normal business hours. If one wishes to obtain copies, the city charges $.15 per black and white page. Past agendas and minutes can be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope. […]

March 5, 2012
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Brown Act

Does Brown Act Allow Adding Agenda Items Less Than 72-Hours Before A Meeting?

A California City Council originally released an agenda for its regular meeting without a closed session. Each agenda usually has a closed session heading listed at the end of the meeting — but the council doesn't meet in closed session; it's like a placeholder. On its action calendar, the council was scheduled to discuss […]

May 19, 2020
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Brown Act

Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?

[…] process is a report that is being written by a superintendent's advisory committee. This committee has closed meetings and the school board allows this. I have asked for the public to be able to view the meetings, to observe, but this has been denied. The superintendent's advisory committee is not under the Brown Act. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 21, 2022
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Brown Act

Does A Closed Session Employment Termination Decision Violate the Brown Act?

[…] invited to attend the closed session. The meeting was agendized as "Public Employee Evaluation—Library Director " and made no mention of possible disciplinary action. I received no notice of any charges or complaints and was not given the choice of having a discussion in open session. I was unaware that the meeting was disciplinary […]

November 12, 2018
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Brown Act

Closed sessions to“items discussed not falling within their jurisdiction”

[…] how the law is to be applied. Legislative bodies subject to the Brown Act (such as the Associated Students of a community college) must satisfy the proper notice requirements for a closed session. At least 72 hours prior to each regular meeting, legislative bodies must prepare an agenda containing a brief general description of […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

School board closed session “under the guise of labor negotiations.”

[…] the unions. To my knowledge there haven't been any formal negotiations, only anticipation of negotiations. The trustees do have "conference with labor negotiators" on their closed session agenda every meeting. The superintendent is the board's labor negotiator. Doesn't a budget "strategy" that has been "articulated in great detail" need to be discussed in open […]

February 20, 2015
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Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

Closed Session on Employee Performance

[…] Board on whether or not to renew contracts for the Deputy Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. How can the public know that this item refers to these positions when they are not named. Is the public being adequately noticed so that the Public Comment provided before the Closed Session can actually have meaning to the community?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Charter board meetings flout Brown Act rules

Can Charter Boards hold special meetings, with limited notice on just any subject? Can they go into closed session and report out publicly that no action was taken, then order the CEO to do what was decided in the closed session? Can a vote be taken to approve signature of a disclosure filing that […]

June 8, 2011