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    Brown Act CPRA

    Text-Messaging Public Records

    […] courts have thus made clear that this definition is meant to be very broad, so forms of communication such as text messages created, maintained, or retained by government agencies would generally be public records. Public Records are open to the public unless a specific provision of the PRA or other law exempts them from […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    State Agency Test Results

    […] that would be included in a resume, curriculum vitae or job application to demonstrate a person's fitness, in terms of education, training or work experience, for a government job is not a matter of privacy.  Eskaton Monterey Hospital v. Myers, 134 Cal. App. 3d 788 (1982).  The Eskaton court reasoned that "information as to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Special meeting and the Brown Act

    […] only a few criminal prosecutions under the Brown Act, and to date they generally have not been successful.  As for civil remedies, there are two options.  First, Government Code section 54960.1 provides a procedure for seeking to void an action taken at such meeting.  The requirements for taking such an action require you to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Special audience privilege and the Brown Act

    […] board-appointed committee, it would seem that the board member should have the same "public comment" rights as members of the public, but not greater rights. In fact, Government Code section 54952.2(c)(6) allows a majority of board members to attend a public meeting of a standing committee of the board if the attend "only as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Selling property and public input

    Government Code section 54956.8 permits a legislative body to meet in closed session to advise its negotiator concerning the "price" and "terms of payment" in connection with the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property by or for the agency. A California appellate court stated that the purpose for the exception arises out […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Secret Ballots

    […] the legislative body fails to correct the action within the requisite time period, you must file the lawsuit within 15 days.  Please see the provisions of California Government Code 54960.1 regarding the particulars of the timeline. Alternatively, you may consider filing an action for injunctive or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    School District agenda packets

    […] the Public Records Act.  The Brown Act expressly provides that citizens may request that a copy of the agenda packet be mailed to him or her.  ( Government Code section 54954.1, reproduced below.)  In addition, the Brown Act provides that any documents distributed to all or a majority of the members of a public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Requesting Audio Tapes, Time of Response

    Under Government Code section 54953.5, any tape or film record of a public meeting "shall be subject to inspection" under the California Public Records Act. However, this section allows the Council to erase or destroy the tape within 30 days after the taping or destroying. The typical procedure to follow in this circumstance would […]

    June 14, 2009