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    Brown Act

    Model Letters

    […] language that you might want to include to make clear that there is a legal obligation to provide the agenda packet, you might want to explicitly reference Government Code Section 54954.1 (reproduced below), which requires agencies to provide agenda packets upon request.  As you suggested, it also makes sense to ask for the documents […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Missing persons report and the CPRA

    […] agency, or . . . investigatory or security files compiled by any . . . state or local police agency."  They are therefore exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f).  However, the police department must disclose certain information contained in the report (unless doing so would endanger their investigation-and any such claim should […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes and closed sessions

    Government Code § 54957.2, which provides for discretionary keeping of a minute book for closed sessions, does not appear to require that the minutes reflect whether someone in attendance appeared via teleconference.  That section does not seem to require more than that the minutes reflect the topics discussed and decisions taken: "a legislative […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Mayor’s appearance calendar

    […] though this exemption is not listed in the California Public Records Act, the Court held it could be applied under section 6255 of the PRA, which allows government agencies to withhold public records from disclosure if the public interest in support of non-disclosure "clearly outweighs" the public interest in disclosure. Since then, the courts […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Little League meetings and the Brown Act

    The Brown Act only applies to local governmental agencies. According to Little League Online, Little League Baseball, Inc., is a private non-profit organization, not a governmental organization, and therefore the Brown Act does not apply to it. However, you may want to ask the Little League organization for copies of any by-laws or other […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Limiting Public Comment at Meetings

    The Brown Act, in Government Code section 54954.3(a), requires a legislative body (ie, the City Council) to "provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public," unless the matter has been previously considered at a prior public meeting where members of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Labor negotiations and the Brown Act

    […] Brown Act for certain employee evaluations.  This "personnel exception" permits closed sessions to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee."  Government Code 54957(b)(1).   However, section 54957(b)(4) further provides: "Closed sessions . . . shall not include discussion or action on proposed compensation except for a reduction of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Labor Commission Records

    Under the California Public Records Act (PRA), 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 […]

    June 14, 2009