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    Brown Act

    Advisory committee subject to Brown Act?

    If the air quality district appoints an advisory committee to oversee an air toxics program that will go on for 2-3 years, and it has no members from the Board of Directors (only staff, public citizens), are their meetings subject to the Brown Act? If so, do all the notice, public comment rules apply?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Administrative hearing transcripts

    […] called the judge and he claimed that they were confidential attorney work product. 1. My reading of the California Code is that a transcript of administrative hearings must be made. 2. As a party to the action, and also because this was an open meeting, that transcript should be available to me. 3. This […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes deadline

    Does a City have a timeframe within which it must provide a record (minutes) of Council Meetings?  I am having difficulty in obtaining (being allowed to inspect) minutes from 3 months ago? The city indicates they are not "ready."

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    May I request to have agendas mailed to me?

    […] not exceed the cost of providing the service." Gov't Code section 54954.1. Bryan Cave 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.

    October 15, 2013

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    CPRA

    CPRA not denied, but never produced by agency

    […] letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website at https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. Access to Records

    February 2, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Voting on Multiple Budgets

    Redevelopment Agency agenda asks for 1 vote on 11 budgets for 11 redevelopment project areas. Does this conform to the Brown Act or should there be a 11 votes ?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Closed Session Performance Evaluations

    On the City Council agenda it states under closed session: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6, the City Council will meet with the City Administrator, to hold performance evaluations and consider the salaries for the Director of Parks and Trees, the Director of Community Development and Public Works... All department heads are […]

    June 14, 2009

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    About Us

    […] to the health of our democracy — that the values expressed by the First Amendment provide a blueprint for an inclusive, equitable society and a responsive, accountable government. To that end, FAC educates, advocates, and litigates to advance government transparency and First Amendment protections for all. (Board of Directors, June 2022) Our Commitment to […]

    June 12, 2024

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    Councilman is rude to speakers making public comments. What is our legal recourse?

    […] local city council’s own code of conduct, which are somewhat outside the scope of our expertise at this hotline. We can only answer general questions about open government, open records, and the First Amendment. We note that the Brown Act requires that the public be afforded the right to speak at meetings where the […]

    September 18, 2020