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    Brown Act

    Closed meeting votes and the Brown Act

    Under the Brown Act, can a sitting city council conduct a secret vote (no public notification) whether to consider a legally filed candidate for a city commission appointment, and then, refuse to make public how each council member voted or how the tally went when they do appoint candidates to a commission?

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Civil Harassment Restraining Order Filings; Non-Internet Accessible

    […] 2.503(c)(6).  However, Rule 2.503(b)(1) provides that, to the extent feasible, a court must provide electronic access, both remotely and at the courthouse, to "egistrars of actions ... calendars, and indexes in all cases." (emph. added).  Thus, while the actual documents filed in civil harassment proceedings may not be made available for remote electronic viewing, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

    […] to be discussed in the closed session. Govt. Code section 54957.7. According to Govt. Code section 54954.5, the suggested listing of such a session is PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Title: Superintendent The agency cannot act on the matter if the item is not noticed in this or a similar way. Govt. Code 54954.2. 2. Regarding […]

    January 11, 2012

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    CPRA

    Access to public records denied during business hours

    […] referred to as a custodian of a public record) shall, at normal times and during normal and reasonable hours of operation without unreasonable delay without requiring an appointment, permit the public record, or any segregable portion of a record, to be inspected and examined by any person and shall furnish one copy thereof upon […]

    November 21, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Does Brown Act Allow Adding Agenda Items Less Than 72-Hours Before A Meeting?

    […] a closed session heading listed at the end of the meeting — but the council doesn't meet in closed session; it's like a placeholder. On its action calendar, the council was scheduled to discuss and appoint a new interim city attorney. Three hours before the 7 p.m. meeting, the city clerk sent out an […]

    May 19, 2020

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    Brown Act

    Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?

    […] committee. See Frazer v. Dixon Unified Sch. Dist., 18 Cal. App. 4th 781 (1993). In that case, the board’s adoption of a formal, written policy calling for appointment of a committee to advise the school superintendent and, in turn, the school board (with whom the final decision rested), whenever there was a request for […]

    April 21, 2022