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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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    Brown Act

    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

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    AG Holder, in speech, describes al-Awlaki “lethal targeting” memo that is the subject of recent FAC suit

    […] Manhattan) and the ACLU (in federal court in Washington, DC). FAC's suit is pending in federal district court in San Franciosco. In all three cases the federal government takes the position that it needn't respond to the FOIA claims on the merits because the very existence (or nonexistence) of the al-Awlaki memo is classified. […]

    March 16, 2012

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Are Community College Faculty Senate meetings covered by the Brown Act?

    I believe Community College Faculty Senates are subject to the Brown Act?  If so, must these bodies disclose how each member voted on an item? I teach at a community college.  My program was asked to make some amendments to an item, otherwise an individual told us she would challenge the matter. We made […]

    January 30, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act apply when board members attend a Town Hall meeting?

    At a recent Town Hall meeting, water rates were discussed. A majority of directors of the water district were in attendance to answer any questions. They did not notice this meeting. Items were discussed that they will vote on. Is this a Brown Act violation?

    December 29, 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

    Public Commenting, The Brown Act, and Closed Session Items

    With respect to public comment at meetings subject to the Brown Act, the Act provides that "very agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body's consideration of the item, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Non-Agenda Items, Emergency Items, and the Brown Act

    We may have a violation of the Brown Act. A non-agenda item was brought up and "deemed" an emergency and was voted upon. This after the City Attorney opened the meeting and stated that "the item" would not be discussed. The alleged emergency does not fit any of the emergency statements listed in the […]

    June 14, 2009