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OPEN AND PUBLIC

OPEN AND PUBLIC. Ralph M. Brown Act. Principle and Requirement. “All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and ALL persons shall be permitted to attend ANY meeting of the legislative body of a local agency…” “The People DO NOT yield their Sovereignty”.

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OPEN AND PUBLIC

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  1. OPEN AND PUBLIC Ralph M. Brown Act

  2. Principle and Requirement • “All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and ALL persons shall be permitted to attend ANY meeting of the legislative body of a local agency…” “The People DO NOT yield their Sovereignty”

  3. Two Key parts… • The intent section with which it begins: • Declares that [legislative bodies and agencies] in this state (CA) EXIST to aid in the conduct of the people’s business. • It is the intent of the law that their actions be taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted publicly.

  4. Part Two.. • The people in delegating authority, do not give their public servants (Academic Senators) their right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people INSIST in remaining informed so they may retain control over the instruments they have created.”

  5. CAUTION • Meetings subject to the Brown Act are not limited to formal gatherings. • They also include ANY communication or device by which a majority develops “a collective concurrence as to action to be taken.” • You may inform each other, BUT decisions must be made public during a senate meeting.

  6. Number of Academic Senators • The Brown Act prohibits more than three Academic Senators to meet outside of the meeting to decide and/or persuade each other separately from senate meetings. • See handout (Brown Act Booklet pages 3-6)

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