Court Holds Mistaken Agenda Reference Does Not Prevent Holding of Closed Session
by Derek P. Cole on July 27, 2015
posted in Meetings, Recent Court Decisions,
What happens when a meeting agenda refers to the wrong legal authority for a closed-session item an agency considers? If it’s clear to the public what action the agency may take, there is no Brown Act violation. According to a recent court opinion, which dismissed a lawsuit as “hypertechnical,” a mistaken code reference used to describe a closed-session item does not prevent the agency from acting. (Castaic Lake Water Agency v. Newhall County Water District, published July 22, 2015.) ... Continue Reading
