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Davis-Stirling Act

[…] granted a number of functionalities and services normally provided by a City to the Property Owners Association. The Property Owners Association claims to be exempt from the Brown Act so does not have to publish notifications ( agendas ) before executive sessions. They claim they function under Davis Sterling where notifications for executive sessions […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act Violation Concerns Over Closed Session Protocols for Employee Evaluations

[…] administrative leave. The closed session agenda item was added to a special meeting just over 24 hours before that meeting and stated: Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Discipline/dismissal/release ( Government code section 54954.5 and 54947(b)) title: . The employee was told verbally the day before that the item was added but he did not get written […]

January 20, 2021
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Brown Act CPRA

What Constitutes a Local Agency

Are records from Hollywood Park OR Santa Anita Racetrack (aka Magna Entertainment Corp. and Los Angeles Turf Club) subject to public access? If so, how do I access them? They are under the jurisdictions of the California Horse Racing Board. Therefore, I believe the Brown Act may apply...?

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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Brown Act

Rights of Public Comment

[…] developer and staff. The ability of the public to present their opinions at a microphone is not allowed. There is no way the City Council will ever know what the public has said. The right of the public to petition their government is being suppressed. Only pro-developer, high density hype is allowed past the censorship.

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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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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Brown Act First Amendment

New rule places unreasonable time restraints on public comments

[…] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. The same high standard that applies to public forums — the […]

March 5, 2012
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Brown Act

Reporting closed sessions decisions

[…] Brown Act: Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies, Office of the Attorney General (2003), p. 40, http://www.ag.ca.gov/open_meetings/. ) Additionally, the exception applies only to meetings where the government agency is a party to the litigation.Shapiro v. Board of Directors, 134 Cal. App. 4th 170, 179-80 (2005). Assuming that the closed sessions concerning the development […]

June 5, 2010