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    Brown Act

    Workshops v. Special Meetings

    […] communications which contribute to the development of a concurrence as to action to be taken by the legislative body." The Brown Act: Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies, p. 12 (Cal.Atty General's Office 2003). Assuming such workshop constitutes a meeting for purposes of the Act, your next question is whether such workshop can be […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Special audience privilege and the Brown Act

    […] board appointed committee’s discussion at anytime? If so, could you refer me to the specific section(s) regarding this? Does it mean that a board appointed committee chair must allow a board member (even she/he is not the committee member) to speak anytime during the committee meetings, but stop other audiences? 1. A board appointed […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Sign-in cards for public comment

    […] the meeting up for public comment at all nor do they ask for public comment on agendized items.  If someone wants to speak on an item, they must fill out a specially created "blue" card with their name, address, and what topic they want to speak on.  If you do not fill out a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Can employment negotiations be held in closed session?

    I submitted your Brown Act template regarding a closed meeting. The city attorney response was that it was ok to meet secretly to discuss other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of  ".. .recognized employment organizations . . ." Government Code Section 3505.  Please clarify.

    August 1, 2011

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    Public Official Event Attendance and Public Notice

    […] notified of the meeting or the proposed action.  I attended the meeting after receiving an email from a personal friend who over heard a conversation between the City Councilman's wife and the wife of the Mayor.  I believe this is at the very least an ethical breach if not a violation of the Brown Act.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Public Comment at meetings, Campaigning, and Freedom of Speech

    It sounds like you are familiar with Section 54954.3 of the California Government Code (reproduced below), which provides that bodies subject to the Brown Act shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the body on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    I'm a reporter at a suburban L.A. newspaper. I have two questions that relate to two different government bodies: 1) A charter high school, which is covered by the Brown Act, posts its Board's agenda 72 hours online before meetings. However, it never posts the documents constituting the agenda (e.g. text of resolutions to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Quorums, Listservs, and the Brown Act

    I am a member of the faculty at a California Community College and a member of the Academic Senate.  The Academic Senate is governed by the Brown Act.  The faculty have a listserv--electronic discussion forum.  If a quorum or more members of the Senate are subscribed to the listserv (closed to all but faculty […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Does the Brown Act Allow Consultant’s Report Reviewed in Closed Sessions?

    […] project the consultant had done. This has been a sensitive issue so I can understand why they'd want to hear the report privately, but I also can't see any Brown Act exemption that would actually justify them doing it in a closed session. My editor suggested I contact you before following up with the county.

    January 6, 2020

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    How Do We Make a Community Service District Board Comply with the Brown Act?

    […] nor anything about the actions of the board except for Fire Department issues are posted on the CSD website. I have also asked for financial reports for our fire department on multiple occasions by email, verbal, and meetings and have not received them. How do we make the CSD Board comply with the Brown Act?

    January 20, 2021