Q: I am interested in a possible cause of action arising from events at a meeting of the high school Site Council, at which public comment was cut off by the chair. The individual was repeatedly ruled “out of order.” The person was then ordered out of the meeting and, when he failed to comply, […]
Q: I was fired a year ago, but I am only now reading that the board violated the Brown Act by not disclosing that my position would be discussed in closed session — 54957. (2) is the violation. I see from your A&A section that there is only only a 90-day window of opportunity to […]
Q: Our local water district board is appointing new general counsel. They have agendized this in a special meeting, allowing each prospect to give a presentation on their firm in open session. After each presentation, the board went into closed session pursuant to GC 54957(b)(1), ”Public Employee Appointment: General Counsel.” I have never seen this […]
Q: I believe Community College Faculty Senates are subject to the Brown Act? If so, must these bodies disclose how each member voted on an item? I teach at a community college. My program was asked to make some amendments to an item, otherwise an individual told us she would challenge the matter. We made […]
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