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Brown Act

No Video Record of Show-of-Hands Votes

[…] in general, bodies subject to the Brown Act are required to make public the vote on all measures. No secret ballots, whether preliminary or final, are permitted. Government Code section 54953(c). However, votes not to take action on subjects properly addressed in closed session may not be required to be made public. Unfortunately, the […]

February 23, 2018
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Brown Act

Brown Act Rules About Late Night Meeting

[…] general circulation, radio station or television station that has in writing requested notice. The notice must also be posted in a location freely accessible to the public. Government Code section 54956. The notice must specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be discussed. Only the business specified for […]

April 9, 2018
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CPRA

District won’t release legal bills from defending workers’ comp cases

My client has a worker's compensation case with the school district and made a public records act request in order to determine how much the school district is spending in her case and in total for legal defense of workers' compensation matters. It is our belief that the attorney is not settling cases for […]

October 22, 2010
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CPRA

Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my "series of emails were not a public records act request." In turn, they withheld the requested information. Of course, it could be that I've been not asking for the right thing in the appropriate way? I've been requesting information […]

March 30, 2012
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CPRA

What penalties have local governments faced for violating the CPRA?

I'm developing program to teach our office staff how to handle PRAs, and am looking for some examples of local governments, preferably in California, that have been penalized for not abiding by the terms of the law. Is a lawsuit the only way to remedy it? Can you share any examples?

September 16, 2015
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CPRA

When Does Copyright Apply to Public Records?

[…] which would seem to be a relevant consideration under California’s Public Records Act. Another conceptual approach to dealing with copyright in public records might be that the government’s copying (or allowing a member to copy) public records to comply with the PRA is a fair use under copyright law, but that the requester’s use […]

May 23, 2018
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Brown Act

Do Chair’s new rules for committee members violate the Brown Act?

[…] just prevented on putting an item on the most recent meetings agenda, although we (a dozen community members and I) were allowed to have a non-agendized, non- action conversation during the meeting. If these protocols pass, will I be bound by them or do I still have the right as a concerned citizen to […]

May 21, 2015
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Brown Act

School board keeping exorbitant attorney fees in closed session

[…] outside the course and scope of the office or employment." Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

November 29, 2011
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Brown Act

Public Comment Identification Requirements

[…] regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker." Cal. Govt. Code Section 54954.3(b). However, this provision must be read together with section 54953.3 of the Brown Act, which provides: " member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Convening in closed sessions

[…] Office 2003). With respect to whether the board can hold a closed session to discuss the supervisor search and appointment, the answer to that question is yes. Government Code Section 54957 provides that boards may hold closed meetings to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee or […]

June 14, 2009