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California: Tulare County wants legal fees in failed lunch meeting lawsuit

donal brown April 2, 2012

Tulare County is asking to be reimbursed for court costs in a case brought by the Time-Delta/Advance-Register and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. The newspaper interests lost the case in 2010, and the County is claiming that the suit was “clearly frivolous and lacking in merit.” The lawsuit claimed that the Tulare County Board of Supervisors violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in holding closed door lunch meetings the supervisors claimed were

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California: Proposed Trinity County citizen advisory committee subject to open meeting laws

donal brown March 29, 2012

The Trinity County sheriff wants to establish a volunteer citizens’ advisory committee to review how actions of federal and state authorities affect public health and safety. The county is over 70 percent federal land. Because the committee would report to the sheriff who would relay the findings to the county board of supervisors, the committee would comply with the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db From The Trinity Journal, March 28, 2012, by

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California school boards enjoy exemption to open meeting law

donal brown March 29, 2012

Passed in 1975, the Rodda Act allows school boards and community college districts to short circuit the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in dealing with labor negotiations. There are drawbacks to scheduling secret meetings in that employee unions will bring charges of Brown Act violations resulting in a loss of confidence with the public, writes Chet Quaide for Ed Law Connect. -db From a commentary in Ed Law Connect, March 26, 2012, by

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California: Shasta fire board accused of open meeting violations

donal brown March 26, 2012

A former director accused the Shasta Lake fire board of violating the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. The man sent a letter to the board alleging that the board failed to post agendas on its website and set arbitrary time limits for public comments. -db From The Record Searchlight (Redding), March25, 2012, by Sean Longoria. Full story  

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California: Costa Mesa council faulted for not announcing construction industry presentation

donal brown March 22, 2012

The Costa Mesa City Council may have violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, when they failed to give public notice of a presentation by a staff member of the Associated Builders and Contractors on the issue of prevailing wages on city projects. The council extended the regular meeting time but did not put it on the agenda or announce the change in schedule at the start of the meeting. -db From the

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