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Brown Act

Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting a “Social or Ceremonial” event governed by the Brown Act?

Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting considered a "Social or Ceremonial" event that would be governed by the Brown Act?

August 20, 2010
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Brown Act

The city decided in closed session to let Wal Mart pick up legal tab for lawsuit

[…] the litigation and tally the vote in secret, I do NOT understand why they didn't properly agendize for open session the clear side-issue of allowing Wal-Mart to actually pay for the city's defense. I believe this secret payment agreement should have been discussed and voted upon in open session so that the public could […]

August 20, 2012
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Brown Act

Brown Act Compliance for Faculty Members Digitally Attending Academic Senate Meetings

The Brown Act allows legislative bodies to "use video teleconferencing for the benefit of the public of the legislative body." Government Code section 54953(b). The term "teleconference" means a "meeting of individuals in different locations, connected by electronic means, through either audio, video, or both." Government Code section 54953(b)(4). A legislative body is permitted […]

May 15, 2018
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Brown Act

I ask for transparency; they ask me to resign

I have concerns that my school District has violated the Brown Act. When the school board made our interim Superintendent a permanent Superintendent without any public input because it wasn't properly agendized. I am also concerned that a committee I serve on has been deemed a closed door confidential meeting per the Brown Act. […]

January 11, 2012
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Charter board meetings flout Brown Act rules

Can Charter Boards hold special meetings, with limited notice on just any subject? Can they go into closed session and report out publicly that no action was taken, then order the CEO to do what was decided in the closed session? Can a vote be taken to approve signature of a disclosure filing that […]

June 8, 2011
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Brown Act First Amendment

Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

I am part of a coalition of anti-illegal immigration activists. We have been protesting and attending City Council meetings because they appointed two illegal aliens to city commissions. When we attend city council meetings they can get raucous. At a June meeting, our group and those activists supporting illegal immigration were sequestered in the […]

February 12, 2018
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Brown Act

aa-Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and the Brown Act

[…] all such postings the agenda item for public comment is listed after all other items for discussion have been listed. The Brown Act specifies that Public Comment must occur prior to or during the discussion of agenda items. My question: is this posting in violation of the act because it is misleading that public […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Homeowner’s Association, the Brown Act, and tape recording

[…] my right under California law to record meeting". Police would not take any action in civil matter. The board adjourned meeting for two weeks. The board says they are not subject to the Brown Act. An Oct. 2 LA Times article says recent decisions declare members have right to tape. Can you clarify this issue?

June 14, 2009
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Closed City Council Meetings Outside Regular Meeting

[…] boy network that exist in this City. Seems only fair that the taxpayers would be allowed the same opportunity, but are not! The taxpayers are required to follow the strict guidelines for public participation at the council meeting, and their time to comment is controlled. Do these meeting violate the Brown Act open meeting requirements?

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act FOIA

Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown Act?

The California Public Records Act ("PRA") provides that public records are presumptively open to the public, unless exempt from disclosure under the PRA. Government Code section 6254(k) exempts from disclosure "[r]records the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law." Section 49076 of the California Education Code specifically prohibits […]

June 14, 2009