Open Meetings
Resources
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Handy Guide To Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act
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The Brown Act, Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies [PDF 817 kb / 14 pg]
The Handy Guide To Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act [PDF 1.53 mb / 40 pg] summarizes California law governing all "state" boards and commissions. It generally requires these bodies to publicly notice their meetings, prepare agendas, accept public testimony and conduct their meetings in public unless specifically authorized to meet in closed session. This pamphlet was written with the individual board member in mind, and is intended to be an easy "how-to" guide to the law. The Attorney General's 2003 pamphlet, The Brown Act, Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies [PDF 817 kb / 14 pg] summarizes the open meeting law for local boards and commissions.
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