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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Access to agenda attachments

    […] of all, of the members of a legislative body, whichever occurs first. Any request for mailed copies of agendas or agenda packets shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is filed, and must be renewed following January 1 of each year. The legislative body may establish a fee for mailing the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Court Employee Anonymity

    […] we will call Category I documents, would be the official court minutes, all its written orders and dispositions, the official reports of oral proceedings, and the master calendar. Also included in Category I of court documents would be the various documents filed in or received by the court, such as the pleadings and motions […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can A City Councilmember Change Recorded Vote If It Changes Outcome?

    […] been tabulated by the City Clerk? This concerns a vote that was taken by written ballot in a public meeting to fill a vacant council seat by appointment. The clerk read the votes and there was no majority on a particular candidate. So, one of the councilmen changed his vote stating he didn't want […]

    April 5, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can criminal background checks on county candidates be kept confidential?

    […] on other officeholders nor does it plan to start doing them for all candidates. It did, however, conduct such a check in 1989 when it last made an appointment to the clerk-recorder position. Is the county's interpretation correct? Can the county keep the results of a background check on a person holding elected office confidential?

    May 1, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    When does the 10 days count start with a CPRA request?

    […] states that a response shall be made "within 10 days from receipt of the request."  In general, when a statute does not specifically provide for "business" days, calendar days apply.  With respect to when the 10 days begins to run, California Code of Civil Procedure section 12 provides that the "time in which any […]

    June 14, 2009

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    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    […] accessible physical location inside the jurisdictional territory. Individual members cannot participate remotely for more than three consecutive months, 20 percent of regular meetings or twice in a calendar year for bodies that meet fewer than 10 times per year. The legislative body must implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable […]

    February 16, 2023