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Brown Act CPRA School Records

School District agenda packets

[…] the Public Records Act. The Brown Act expressly provides that citizens may request that a copy of the agenda packet be mailed to him or her. ( Government Code section 54954.1, reproduced below.) In addition, the Brown Act provides that any documents distributed to all or a majority of the members of a public […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?

[…] & Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting on March 12, 2013 where the decision was made to release me from my position without cause. The […]

June 17, 2013
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Brown Act CPRA

School Superintendent Goals: Public or Private?

Under the Brown Act, does a school board have the obligation to disclose the goals they set for the district superintendent of schools? Similarly, do they have the obligation to disclose the evaluation criteria for the superintendent of schools? The evaluation criteria for teachers is in the public record, so why not the same […]

August 14, 2014
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Brown Act First Amendment

Written public comment not read as promised before City Council vote taken

I submitted a written public comments to an agenda item because I could not attend a Special Meeting of the City Council. The City Clerk acknowledged that they had been received and would be read into the record during public comment time period for the specific item. This did not happen and the vote was taken […]

June 14, 2016
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CPRA

Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

I am a researcher for a state government agency. For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no. Help!

August 16, 2011
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Brown Act

City Councilmembers texting each other while deliberating

[…] serial meetings that you might find helpful as you analyze the situation in Pomona. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

July 10, 2014
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Brown Act

What are the rules rescheduling a regular board meeting?

[…] but, again, the specific procedures would vary among legislative bodies. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

July 29, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Redaction of investigative report

[…] regarding harassment by council member. Is not the client entitled to the entire file without redactions? City council members have complained about the heavy redactions. Does the Brown Act require discussion of this type of thing in closed session? I am unsure if anything applies to investigation on council members and investigation started without […]

August 12, 2014
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Brown Act

Brown Act and statute of limitations

Does an action requesting purely equitable (injunctive) relief for a Brown Act violation have a statute of limitations?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

[…] Comments regarding an individual will not be allowed in open meeting. The board also wishes to make clear that it is bound by the limitations set forth in government code section 549557, which states that when specific complaints or charges are to be made against a district employee, such employee has the right to have […]

June 14, 2009