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    Brown Act

    Which Meetings are Governed by the Brown Act? Bagley-Keen Act?

    Are relevant portions of the following meetings governed by the Brown Act (or the Bagley-Keen Act)?:  The board meetings of a nonprofit that a County Dept of Mental Health has contracted with to run a program which has been fully developed by the County Mental Health Department, when that board discusses such program?  The […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Defining “action taken” and sufficiently describing agenda items

    We believe based on a published Attorney General's Opinion that the Brown Act applies to student governments at community colleges. Our student government, which distributes about $1.3 million per year in student fees, seems to consistently violate the Brown Act, particularly with respect to notice of its intended actions. Specifically, while our student government […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record

    […] and receive messages electronically to/from the whole group.  Among the subscribers is a quorum of the college's Academic Senate. Before subscribing, even just to receive messages, one must go through the former president, and current senator, of the Academic Senate.  If the attempted subscriber is not a member of the faculty, then s/he is […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Regulations on public comment

    […] ordinance, resolution or formal action of a legislative body.  Generally, this is the case regardless of whether the body is permanent or temporary, advisory or decision-making.  However, Government Code section 54952(b) exempts advisory committees that are comprised solely of less than a quorum of the members of the legislative body that created them.  This […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act CPRA

    Can finalists for city jobs be kept secret?

    Is their any state law allowing the city to keep the names of an advisory committee recommending finalists for a governmental job secret?  Our city manager came up with a secret panel to help select finalists for police chief and then refused to reveal their names until their work was done.

    March 18, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Special Districts covered by Brown Act, CPRA?

    […] authorizes special districts. It almost seems as if once in place and appointed, the dependent districts fall off the radar and don't want to be known about or have their actions/inactions challenged. The one I'm battling seems to have never heard of the Brown Act or the California Public Records Act, to name just two.

    January 2, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Decision Reached By County Supervisors Without A Public Meeting

    […] audit is warranted." This may be a stretch, but it appears that the matter was discussed and a conclusion reached by a majority of the board. Or at least that is what this supe is alleging. While this item was never agendized, it does seem to violate the spirit of the Brown Act. Your comments?

    February 21, 2018

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    Brown Act

    Non-Profits Covered under Brown Act

    This is to clarify whether or not our volunteer association, which takes care of a City Dog Park, is under the Brown Act. We were not created by any of the required methods spoken of in the Act (e.g. ordinance, formal action, charter, or resolution).  We saw a need, came together and the City […]

    June 14, 2009