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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act address how long a board member can be absent from meetings?

    The Brown Act, at Government Code section 54953(b), provides that local agencies may use teleconferencing to conduct a meeting and provides the specific rules for so doing: (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the benefit of the public and the legislative […]

    May 16, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Serial Meetings

    The question: Does the below discussion of their previous individual discussions constitute a serial meeting violation under the Brown Act? Member A left his council seat to become mayor, leaving the two-year remainder of his council term open. Member B and C were newly appointed to the council – they were council members ELECT […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Water Board repeatedly violates Brown Act

    I recently attended a meeting of a publicly-elected Water Board. There were three Brown Act violations during the meeting. One of the violations was attempted and the attorney for the Board interrupted the Board and informed them that they were in violation of the Brown Act. Subsequently, this same Board held an opening of […]

    December 31, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] in any publication. 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.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    February 22, 2018

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    CPRA

    Medi-Cal, Provider Rates, Confidentiality

    […] the first step is to determine if it is a local agency for the purposes of the Public Records Act.  The term "local agency" is defined at Government Code section 6252 and includes such entities as cities, counties, school districts, and any other "local public agency."  It also includes any entities that qualify as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Juvenile Justice Commissions and the Brown Act

    Are the meetings of Juvenile Justice Commissions, which are entities created by California W & I Code Set. 225, governed by the Brown Act?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Entities meeting in a closed “workshop” setting

    […] setting" because the workshop was very likely a "meeting" under the Brown Act. The board, however, should have allowed public comment before voting on the "options." California Government Code section 54954.3 provides that members of the public be given the opportunity to comment "before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item." By […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

    […] are leased to private companies, which operate the hospitals and employ doctors, nurses and other staff. Even these privately run hospitals may be subject to the PRA. Government Code section 6252(a) specifically provides that the Act applies to "entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of […]

    August 27, 2010

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    CPRA School Records

    Cities’ rights and the CPRA

    […] This, to me, is not a life threatening problem. Are they allowed to with hold this information? Second, I read the code as saying that every entity must have a posting of the law someplace AND a "person" responsible for handling request.  Am I correct in this or do state agencies have different rules […]

    June 14, 2009