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A&A: Little League meetings and the Brown Act

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Little League meetings and the Brown Act Q: Does the Brown Act allow for you to sit in on a Little League meeting in which your conduct is in question by where the Little League officials have the right to suspend a coach with out hearing his side of the story? A: The Brown Act only applies to local governmental agencies. According to Little League Online, Little League Baseball, Inc., is a private non-profit organization,

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A&A: Unauthorized meetings and communication between members of a legislative body

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Q: This situation refers to a California Community College which is part of a large Community College District. The president of the Senate was picked up at her house by the president of the college and accompanied to a meeting which was held at the house of a faculty member from one of the other colleges in our district. The meeting was held in a city that is outside of our college district.  The Senate

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A&A: Can a special meeting on 24 hours notice include a closed session?

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Can a special meeting on 24 hours notice include a closed session? Q: Regarding Special Meeting, it is an open public meeting and requires a 24 hour notice to inform the public of the upcoming special meeting, what about the closed session meeting? Even though your organization mentioned that closed session can be done even with a 24 hours notice to inform the public of the Special Meeting, there is a law stated that ALL

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A&A: Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees? Q: Recently a school board adopted a policy that forbids individuals from making critical remarks about staff/board members. I am familiar with Baca v. Moreno Valley USD where the school board there tried to stifle free speech in a similar way and ended up on the losing end of the argument in court. The School District board of trustees recently included the following language on the

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A&A: Quorums and valid actions

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Quorums and valid actions Q: Our Downtown Business Association is under the Brown Act.  At the end of our meetings, members leave before the meeting is finished yet they continue to vote and make crucial decisions.  The President says that since there was a quorum at the beginning of meeting, they can make decisions even if the members leave.  Is this true? A: Assuming that the association you refer to is governed by the Brown

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