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A&A: Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions”

FAC June 13, 2009

Agendas and sufficiency of “brief general descriptions” Q: In accordance with Section 2.20.140(B)(3) of the Purchasing Ordinance, the City Manager is allowed to waive the request for proposal procedure and approve master professional service agreements with two firms pp to $100,000. I asked that the item be pulled and rescheduled because it did not describe the services (HR/Personnel) that the contracts were for.  The City Attorney stated it was fine as is and did not

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A&A: Advisory committees and the Brown Act

FAC June 13, 2009

Advisory committees and the Brown Act Q: The local school board recently changed the high school graduation requirement, with no prior parent notification or input. An advisory committee comprised of 30 teachers and district administrators reviewed graduation requirements and compiled a report and recommendation to the Board.  Since no community members or parents were included on the committee, or notified of its existence, was this a violation of the Brown Act? A: The question you

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A&A: Defining “action taken” and sufficiently describing agenda items

FAC June 13, 2009

Q: We believe based on a published Attorney General’s Opinion that the Brown Act applies to student governments at community colleges. Our student government, which distributes about $1.3 million per year in student fees, seems to consistently violate the Brown Act, particularly with respect to notice of its intended actions. Specifically, while our student government timely posts meeting agendas, the entries are so vague they fail entirely to describe the possible actions that ultimately (at

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