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    CPRA

    Local Agencies’ Request for Qualifications Bids

    […] for Request for Qualifications Bids/responses to be available for the public to review? Can we use legislation in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain developers' responses to an RFQ? The agency is a local government redevelopment agency that has put out an RFQ to developers for the development of the old Army Base.

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    How to cure and correct an improper action

    […] transmissions between a majority of its members prior to its meeting this week, of which I have copies. The City Attorney found out what was happening and told them to stop it since they were violating the Brown Act, but the meeting went forward anyway. How do we best proceed to get their decision undone?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Government Employee Benefits Records

    As a part of freedom of information act, government employees receive their salaries and benefits which are sourced from funds that were generated from the tax base (tax-paying public). I want to know names and amounts of financial benefits (social services/housing) that each person in Santa Clara County receives, as those are also sourced […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records CPRA Newsgathering

    Destruction of Council Office Files

    […] "purging" of documents by an outgoing city councilmember.  Unfortunately, it is not always clear what destruction of records is permissible under California law. Section 34090 of the Government Code provides for the lawful destruction of city records in certain circumstances: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Dealing with a cure and correct notice in a closed session

    […] legal action.  I am thinking our discussion of the cure and correct should be in open session as we need to discuss whether we properly followed the Brown Act in the aforementioned meeting not the actual employee dismissal.  My understanding is this sort of discussion is not allowed to be closed under the Brown […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Circumstances for closed meetings

    Meetings of any "legislative body" of a "local agency" as those terms are defined in California Government Code sections 54592 and 549451, respectively, may hold closed sessions for the following reasons: —To discuss and decide whether an applicant for a license or license renewal who has a criminal record is sufficiently rehabilitated to obtain […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Charter Cities and the CPRA

    The California Public Records Act (California Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) governs access to public information and records from local government, including information and records from cities.  On the local level, all government agencies except the court system are governed by the Public Records Act.  California Government Code Section 6252 defines local agencies […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Barred from entering public school board meeting

    […] be a pretty good argument that the husband was acting as the agent of his board member spouse, in which case what he did would violate the Brown Act (just as if his board member spouse had blocked access to the meeting). The board and spouse would probably argue that the husband wasn't acting […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Personal privacy exemption for public college dean

    […] the kennel where she boards her dog from international locales from that phone. I got the phone bills but all the phone numbers were redacted citing California Government Code §6254(c); Cal. Civil Code §1798.42. I am looking for some guidance as to how to draft a response arguing that these phone numbers should be […]

    October 17, 2013