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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    What is the Brown Act statute of limitations?

    I was fired a year ago, but I am only now reading that the board violated the Brown Act by not disclosing that my position would be discussed in closed session --- 54957. (2) is the violation. I see from your A&A section that there is only only a 90-day window of opportunity to […]

    February 3, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Barring the Media from recording an Open Meeting

    […] inquiry below, the threshold question is whether or not the home owners association you reference is subject to the California open meetings law, the Brown Act.  Under Government Code section 54952(c), the governing body of a homeowners association would be subject to the Brown Act under either of two circumstances: 1.  The association is […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Has the Brown Act changed to allow votes on items not on agenda?

    At its last meeting, City Council members were told by the city attorney that the city no longer has to abide by some of the provisions of the Brown Act. He was citing the city's ability to vote on an issue that was not on the agenda, telling them it was OK.  Has the Brown […]

    March 22, 2015

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    Brown Act

    Closed college governing body meeting to endorse trustees candidate

    I have what is probable a simple question for you. I am wondering if a student governing body at a college can meet in close session to discuss possibly endorsing a candidate for the board of trustees in an upcoming election? Would this violate the Brown Act?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Ad hoc committees under the Brown Act

    […] complying with the Brown Act (because its only members are less than a quorum of the City Council), become a "standing committee" of the City Council that must comply with the Brown Act (because it has "continuing subject matter jurisdiction")? It appears that you may have a good argument that the City Council is […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Can A Public Official Interrupt A Speaker During Public Comment Time?

    […] the Supervisor's outburst seemed to me to be an attempt discredit my very valid comments. In addition, it is my perception the Supervisor's outburst was to intimidate me from any further public comment regarding the subject. Can you offer me any assistance whether such actions by the Supervisor have violated in anyway the Brown Act?

    May 30, 2018

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    Brown Act

    Posting agendas and notification of action in special/closed sessions

    A School Board is subject to the Brown Act yet a principal was dismissed without cause after a Special meeting /closed session in which no one was notified nor was it posted at the site where the meeting was held (it was posted on a website) nor has the decision been posted for the ten […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Must An Agency Provide Translation Services for Board Members Who Need Them?

    We work with a number of local water boards. Community Service Districts and Public Utility Districts. which are required to comply with the Brown Act. The boards we work with are typically in disadvantaged communities, where Spanish is the language of a large number of residents (if not the majority). I have been trying […]

    December 14, 2020

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    What the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

    My employer—a Business Improvement District—had a regularly scheduled board meeting that per our contract with the City must be open to the public. Thirty minutes before the meeting the executive director sent me home, due to my failure to respond to a text message while on my lunch hour. In the past, myself and […]

    December 13, 2018