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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Martin Reynolds and Nate Cardozo Join FAC’s Board of Directors

    The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Martin Reynolds, director of Reveal Investigative Fellowships at the Center for Investigative Reporting and Co-Executive Director of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education; and Nate Cardozo, Senior Staff Attorney for the Electronic Frontier […]

    July 5, 2017

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?

    […] subject to disclosure. "Although reclassification may be embarrassing to an individual…in California, employment contracts are public records and may not be considered exempt…The letters were memoranda of appointment to a position and the rescission thereof; they therefore manifested his employment contract. Because the letters regarded business transactions and contained no personal information, the court […]

    April 22, 2017

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Bundling agenda action items silences public input

    […] practice our school board school board to "bundle"  regular action items on the agenda. At the only regular board meeting of August 2010, after approving the consent calendar, the board approved the regular agenda items as presented. Their own by-laws state an agenda item will be presented; the administration will give their presentation and […]

    September 17, 2010

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    Brown Act

    City Council Met Prior to Public Meeting and Made Last-Minute Agenda Changes

    […] as specified in subdivision (a). (3) The item was posted pursuant to subdivision (a) for a prior meeting of the legislative body occurring not more than five calendar days prior to the date action is taken on the item, and at the prior meeting the item was continued to the meeting at which action […]

    May 17, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Board of Directors Closed Session

    […] bodies would not be able to consider a reduction of members of the body in closed session because the provision permitting a closed session to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public employee" (the "personnel" exemption) actually excludes members of the legislative body from the definition of "employees."  See […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Leading Constitutional Law Scholar Erwin Chemerinsky Joins FAC Board

    […] than 200 law review articles and is a frequent contributor to newspapers, legal publications and journals. He maintains a law practice, frequently arguing appellate cases. Before his appointment at Berkeley, he was the founding dean of the UC Irvine School of Law.  "Dean Chemerinsky becomes a director at an exciting time for FAC," said […]

    May 7, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Brown Act violation involving resignations

    […] not violate the Brown Act (pertaining to open meetings), but it might violate the Board’s bylaws.  You may want to request a copy, to determine voting and appointment requirements. Additionally, the resignation (and any document rescinding it) may be available to you by way of a public records request.  The Public Records Act provides […]

    April 4, 2016