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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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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act CPRA

    Can finalists for city jobs be kept secret?

    The analysis of whether an advisory committee is a "legislative body" subject to the Brown Act, California's Open meetings act, is not entirely straightforward. The relevant provision states that a legislative body includes: A commission,committee, board, or other body of a local agency, whether permanent or temporary, decisionmaking or advisory, created by charter, ordinance,resolution, […]

    March 18, 2010

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    Brown Act

    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 Newsgathering

    Reporters wrongly ejected from community college council meeting?

    I am working on a story about how two of our reporters were ejected from a college council meeting. The chair of the committee believes that their body is not subject to the Brown Act. This committee makes planning, budget and policy recommendations to the college president.

    July 19, 2013

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    Brown Act

    Who is allowed to sit in on closed sessions regarding hiring?

    Is a Current County CEO appointed by a Board of Supervisors allowed to sit in on the closed door meeting of interviewing new CEO candidates when 3 of the 6 inside candidates from the County work in the CEO'S Office. While this may be legal it is very troublesome because of power the current […]

    December 31, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    The CPRA, the Brown Act and Retirement Trusts

    […] on the board (10 board members total).  I filed PRAs last year, they responded to first one and then stopped responding.  I went to three public board meetings last year (only member of public there). After last meeting in October, they held a special meeting to change by-laws to only allow "invited guests".  They […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Placing items on Agenda and Mayoral Refusal

    The Brown Act requires that local agencies, like a city council, must post an agenda prior to meeting.  Cal. Govt. Code Section 54954.2. However, the Brown Act does not dictate the way in which the agenda must be set.  Government Code Sections 36802 and 36803 provide that "he mayor shall preside at the meetings […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Arrested for using “colorful” language at city council meeting

    […] up and being called up to speak. They have since added three other charges, four total, based on my use of "colorful" language at other city council meetings. I've already tried an exparte injunction against the city but the response has been  "you better not go to these meetings until you find out what […]

    December 31, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Are Search & Rescue Board Meetings subject to Brown Act?

    […] of supervisors, to see if it may have been created by an official act of the board of supervisors.  If so, then the search and rescue’s board meetings may be governed by the Brown Act. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding […]

    September 8, 2015