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    Brown Act

    What recourse do individuals with disabilities have to access land use proposals during COVID-19?

    […] March, Governor Newsom issued executive orders N-25-20 and N-29-20, which temporarily suspended any provision of state or local law preventing a local legislative body from holding public meetings by telephone or other electronic means. Order N-29-20 further requires local legislative bodies holding meetings electronically to "implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests […]

    July 24, 2020

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

    […] Library Director of the City's Public Library, I found out yesterday that I am to be terminated from this position. The decision took place during a special meeting of the Library Board. I was at the meeting, but not invited to attend the closed session. The meeting was agendized as "Public Employee Evaluation—Library Director […]

    November 12, 2018

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    Quorums, Listservs, and the Brown Act

    […] listserv does not in and of itself violate the Brown Act, a Brown Act violation would exist to the extent the listserv is used to conduct a serial meeting. The Brown Act defines a "meeting" as "a congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and place to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Can employment negotiations be held in closed session?

    I submitted your Brown Act template regarding a closed meeting. The city attorney response was that it was ok to meet secretly to discuss other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of  ".. .recognized employment organizations . . ." Government Code Section 3505.  Please clarify.

    August 1, 2011

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    How does the Brown Act Apply to ‘Ad Hoc’ Versus ‘Standing’ Committees?

    […] butnotto "ad hoc committees." The challenge can come in defining which is which.Under the Brown Act a "standing committee" is one that has "continuing subject matter jurisdiction,ora meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution or formal action of a legislative body." Gov. Code section 54952 (emphasis added). It’s important to note the highlighted "or" […]

    April 14, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Closed meeting votes and the Brown Act

    […] authorizes a closed session to discuss the appointment of a public employee, the legislative body must publicly report any action taken in closed session at the public meeting during which the closed session was held, and must report the vote or abstention of every member present.  Gov. Code § 54957.1. Assuming the closed session […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Public Comment Limits Don’t Allow Time To Make Case

    California’s open meeting law, known as the Brown Act, requires that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body’s consideration of the item, that is within the subject […]

    May 29, 2010

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    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    I’m a federal whistleblower who’s been shut out of a local board of supervisors public meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and new laws disallowing public gatherings. Therefore I was denied the chance to go on the record to the public about county officials polluting millions of gallons of stormwater. How can I redress […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

    Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?:  The board meetings of a nonprofit that a County Dept of Mental Health has contracted with to run a program which has been fully developed by the County Mental Health Department, when that board discusses such program?  The […]

    June 14, 2009