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    CPRA

    What is a Reasonable Fee

    […] is reasonable, the board of supervisors may request the county auditor to conduct a study and to determine whether the fee or charge is reasonable."  In addition, Government Code section 54986 requires that for fees established after 1983, prior to any fee being set under section 54985, the Board of Supervisors "shall" follow a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Waived copy fees

    Under the PRA, agencies can waive the duplication fee for providing copies of public records.  Moreover, section 6253(b) of the California Government Code provides that "upon a request for a copy of records," agencies shall make them "promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication" (emphasis added). If […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Video Tapes, Free Speech, and the Brown Act

    In general, the Brown Act attempts to balance the right to speak freely against the need of government agencies to conduct their business. Section 54954 of the Brown Act requires that every regular meeting of a legislative body provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the body on any item […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Third-Party Settlements

    The City has an obligation to make the settlement agreement public, under the Public Records Act ("PRA"). Records in the possession of state and local government entities are presumed to be public unless one of the PRA's enumerated exemptions to disclosure applies. See Cal Govt Code Section 6252. I know of no exemption in the […]

    June 14, 2009

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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