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A&A: Closed sessions to “items discussed not falling within their jurisdiction”

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Closed sessions to discuss “items not falling within their jurisdiction.” Q: I am a student at community college. After a board meeting of the Associated Students was adjourned, the president of the board asked all non-board members to leave the room so that the assembled quorum could talk about “items not falling within their jurisdiction.” Was this a violation of the Brown Act? A: According to an opinion of the California Attorney General, meetings of a

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A&A: Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome Q: I am a reporter and I recently covered a meeting where the City Council voted to replace the city’s police department with county Sheriff’s services. A number of opponents to this move have suggested that the Brown Act was violated when the council met in closed session to call for the Sheriff’s proposal under the heading of labor negotiations, and did not report the outcome of

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