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    Brown Act

    Can Police Chief sit on dais at a Police Commission meeting

    The Brown Act serves to facilitate public participation in all phases of local government decision-making, and to curb misuse of the democratic process by secret legislation of public bodies. Bell v. Vista Unified School Dist., 82 Cal. App. 4th 672 (2000). The Brown Act is invoked if a "legislative body" is involved, and if a majority of […]

    January 12, 2016

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Proposals and Public Records, Limiting Public Comment

    I attend Board meetings of a California Municipal Water District which takes the viewpoint that the Brown Act requirements are met by offering individuals from the public up to 3 minutes at the start of a meeting to comment upon any matter on the agenda. Their agendas meet the minimum requirements by stating the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    JPA’s (Joint Powers Act entities) and the Brown Act

    School Districts within the County formed a co-operative entity (JPA) under the Joint Powers Act to pool resources regarding special education including litigation, legislation, training and "establishing criteria for determining the key issues involved in special education including the principal areas in need of systemic change."  A majority of the superintendents constitutes a quorum.  […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Future Council Members, Participation, and the Brown Act

    […] Planning Commission. The likely hearing date is Sept. 18th, before we are on the Council.  The mayor (who supports the project) says that it would violate the Brown Act if, as future members, either of us participated in the appeal or spoke to the Council during the appeal meeting.  (We both regularly address the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed Sessions, Settlements, and Lack of Discussion/Public Comment

    […] had no opportunity to comment on the terms, nor would they have known from reading the agenda item that such terms were under consideration. While the council could legally discuss the litigation in closed session, doesn't the adoption of far-reaching changes to city sign codes without the possibility of public input constitute a Brown Act violation?

    June 14, 2009

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    Council gerrymandering and the Brown Act

    I live in the small desert town.  The Brown Act does not seem to make it to this part of California.  Members of the council poll each other and make decisions before the council meeting, any item they deem goes to closed session and no report of what happened is ever given to the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Are Search & Rescue Board Meetings subject to Brown Act?

    Our Search and Rescue team is a 501.c.3 non-profit corporation, includes only volunteer members, operates under the Sheriff's Office and uses their facilities/vehicles, raises public donations, and includes two Sheriff Deputy Sergeants on the seven person Search and Rescue Board (they are not on the County Board). Are we subject to the Brown Act?

    September 8, 2015

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    Special meeting and the Brown Act

    […] have argued with the Secretary of the Oakland School Board that when the Brown Act says notice, it means that the notice of a school board meeting must include a statement notifying the public they will have the opportunity to speak on the agenda items for a special meeting. However, the Board Secretary feels […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does Brown Act Permit City Council’s New Rules of Decorum?

    […] this statutory requirement, the First Amendment guards against regulations that are too restrictive of speech.  Regulations should be "content neutral" and narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, and they must allow ample alternative channels of communication.  See, e.g., Perry Educ. Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators’ Ass’n, 460 U.S. 37, 45 (1983). Generally […]

    May 21, 2018