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California: Citizen alleges open meeting violation by Menlo Park school trustees

donal brown May 16, 2011

A local open meeting watchdog, Peter Carpenter, accused the Menlo Park School District of violating California’s open meeting law, the Brown Act, when it used secret ballots to rank candidates for the superintendent’s job. Carpenter demanded that the district nullify its choice of superintendent and allow the public to discuss its short list of candidates. The district denied violating the Brown Act and said that Carpenter had misread the act. In ranking candidates, the trustees

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California: Desert school administrators sue trustees over alleged open meeting violations

donal brown March 17, 2011

Three administrators of the Coachella Valley Unified School District are suing the district claiming the trustees violated open meeting laws. In a closed session in January, the board placed the three administrators on leave. In My Desert, Michelle Mitchell reports, “The trio’s lawsuits accuse the district of violating the Ralph M. Brown Act, which governs public meetings, because nothing on the board’s meeting agenda mentioned that it would vote on any actions against the administrators.

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A&A: Can new board members ask for past closed session update?

FAC February 20, 2011

Q: I am a newly elected school board member. Our upcoming agenda will contain a closed session item that has also been discussed in closed session prior to my appointment. Can I ask the staff and board members who participated in the prior closed session to divulge what was discussed then? A: As you may know, the Brown Act provides that “[a] person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present

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Redding: Interim manager vote questioned as open meeting violation

donal brown December 17, 2010

A Record Searchlight reporter says that the Mountain Gate Community Services District board of directors voted in closed session to hire a district manager without announcing the decision at that meeting, a clear violation of California’s Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db The Record Searchlight Opinion December 15, 2010 By Sean Longoria Less than a week after voting to hire the interim district manager permanently, the Mountain Gate Community Services District board of directors

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Southern California: Chino school board strives to get in sync with open meeting requirements

donal brown November 1, 2010

The Chino Valley Unified School Board is meeting this week to remedy alleged violations of California’s Brown Act, according to one open government advocate, failing to place on agendas anticipated lawsuits discussed in closed sessions. -db San Jose Mercury News November 1, 2010 By Neil Nisperos CHINO – The Chino Valley Unified School District this week is expected to address an apparent Brown Act violation. Richard McKee, the vice president for Open Government Compliance, said

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