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California: Alleged open meeting violation by Upland City Council

donal brown September 26, 2011

A former  City Council candidate has filed a complaint with the San Bernardino County District Attorney alleging that the council had committed two open meeting violations. The first was not reporting an action taken during a closed session and the second concerned a resolution to create a supplemental retirement plan. -db From the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, September 23, 2011, by Sandra Emerson. Full story

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California: Calaveras County school board accused of open meeting violation

donal brown July 13, 2011

The Grizzly of Big Bear is alleging that the Bear Valley Unified School district board of trustees violated the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law by inviting a citizen to a closed meeting. The district superintendent said the woman was asked to testify in closed session on a confidential matter that required secrecy. Jim Ewert of the California Newspaper Publishers Association said that it is only permissible for a member of the public to attend

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California: Santa Barbara City Council restricts open meeting law

donal brown June 9, 2011

The Santa Barbara City Council, citing the need for freer discussion of issues, voted 4-3 to roll back aspects of the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law. The council majority expressed the need for more leeway in discussion before making decisions and argued it was unproductive to restrict private meetings. The mayor who voted against the majority said, “It [deliberating in public] takes longer and it’s not as pretty…but at the end of the day,

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A&A: Charter board meetings flout Brown Act rules

FAC June 7, 2011

Q: Can Charter Boards hold special meetings, with limited notice on just any subject? Can they go into closed session and report out publicly that no action was taken, then order the CEO to do what was decided in the closed session? Can a vote be taken to approve signature of a disclosure filing that contains conflict of interest information and then the board president refuse to sign it in a timely fashion? A: Addressing

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California: Rio school board sued for allegedly failing to comply with open meeting law

donal brown June 6, 2011

A citizen has filed suit claiming that the Rio School District board of trustees failed to adhere to the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in holding closed meetings before firing the superintendent. The school administration says that board listed the topic on the agenda as required by law, but the citizen said that there was no clear indication that the superintendent’s firing was in the works and no chance for the public to

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