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Brown Act

Teacher terminated after closed session

[…] not exceed 20 words." Govt. Code Section 54954.2(a). However, with respect to "every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section 54957" (i.e., appointment or employment of a public employee, discussed below), the Brown Act specifies that, at least in connection with the appointment of a public employee or employee […]

October 20, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

[…] are numerous exemptions that the parks and rec board might cite in response to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest […]

August 8, 2011
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CPRA

Accessing Government Phone Records

[…] Public Records Act ("CPRA") if it is found that the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure – the balancing analysis found in section 6255 of the CPRA. It appears, therefore, that disclosure of such identifiable information will depend on the facts of each particular case. In the Holman case, a […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

What Records Or Documents Are Public In A City Purchase Of Private Property?

[…] the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Cal. Gov. Code § 6255(a) (emphasis added). This exemption is broad and routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure, as […]

September 16, 2021
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CPRA

Accessing City Annuities and Investments

[…] the possession of the City are public records unless one the PRA's exemptions applies. The exemptions to the Act are found at Government Code sections 6254 and 6255. The following link is an article explaining a settlement that CFAC reached with in 2004 with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CALPERS), which CALPERS agreed […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Denied access to county’s seismic studies

[…] to some of the specific exemptions that agencies invoke in justifying the withholding of records, some agencies cite the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest […]

September 29, 2011
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CPRA

Legal Action Against a Board Member in Closed Session

[…] the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record." Cal. Gov. Code § 6255(a) (emphasis added). This exemption is broad and routinely invoked by public agencies in denying access to public records, but it often does not justify non-disclosure, as […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

[…] Records Act requires that for any request made in writing, the agency must indicate in writing the specific exemption it is claiming that justifies non-disclosure.Govt. Code 6253(b), 6255(a), (b). If the agency to which you made your request has not done so, it may be worth asking them to provide that very specific information. […]

October 27, 2011
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CPRA

School documents and lost records

[…] district are accessible to the public unless they come under one of the exemptions set forth in Government Code sec. 6254 or the "catchall" exemption in sec. 6255. With regard to salary compensation information, there has been a fair amount of controversy and litigation over the issue recently, but sec. 6254.8 of the Act […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Should school superintendent’s goals be made in closed session?

[…] this chapter shall be construed to prevent the legislative body of a local agency from holding closed sessions during a regular or special meeting to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee […]

April 13, 2012