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Brown Act

Minutes and closed sessions

My question is: Must the minutes reflect a teleconference with the board's attorney to otherwise justify a closed session under 54956.9 that does not state that the attorney was present at the meeting in the minutes? Also, if the minutes are simply in error and there actually was a teleconference with the attorney, would […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

List of applicants for a public entity’s general manager

No court has yet addressed the issue of what kind of information about government job applicants is public. You could make a request for the information you seek pursuant to the California Public Records Act, with the caveat that you may face objections such as the ones outlined below. The government agency might raise […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Labor Commission Records

[…] Labor. Before the hearing I requested in writing numerous times copies of the file. I was told after the 3rd letter to file a California Public Records Act 'claim'. I did that and have followed up 6 times over a 2 month time period. It is my understanding that records under the Labor Commission […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Jail Files of Prisoner Suicide

Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq., records maintained by public agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies. In this case, that exemption that likely applies is found in section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Internal audit reports and the CPRA

[…] open session. These reports are not made available during the meeting when requested. These reports are not available for inspection when requested. When I requested the reports, I was told the internal audit reports are not Public Records. I require guidance on possible reason/s these reports would not be subject to either Brown or PRA.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA FOIA

Information on Minors, Public Schools, and the California Public Records Act

I would like to know if information on children attending public schools is available under the Federal Open Records Act. I am looking to get mailing address for parents sending their children to public schools. If this information is available, would I be able to get the information from the school district office or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Email Correspondence Records

[…] from the servers after 90 days. Only records saved by the employee are kept in a privately maintained ".pst" file on the employees hard drive. How long must the city maintain email records, especially elected officials who discuss employee or departmental actions, concerns or opinions? I know the Mayor criticized my actions as an […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Do Public Comments Have to be Taken into Consideration

Are legislative bodies required to consider written material presented by the public, during an open hearing not officially called a "public hearing", prior to making a judgment? A county agency heard public comments on an agenda item, was presented with a petition from 29 neighbors requesting a public hearing, didn't read the petition or […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Denying public comment

Government Code Section 54954.3(a), requires public bodies to allow public comments not only on agenda items but on any item of interest subject to the body's jurisdiction. The only exception to the public testimony requirement is where a committee comprised solely of members of the legislative body has previously considered the item at […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Continuance of Public Hearings

[…] our case tonight. Our group and 200+ residents have been battling a pending project in our area for about 2 years. We are frustrated by the City's actions regarding 7 consecutive continuances they've approved for the City Council hearing. We've checked the City Council bylaws and the County supervisor's bylaws but can not seem […]

June 14, 2009