Brown Act Committee Exception on Public Comment May Not Apply to Special Meetings
by Steven Graham on February 27, 2019
posted in Meetings, Recent Court Decisions,
“If you will it, it is no dream…” In an unpublished opinion filed on February 22, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District held that the City of Los Angeles violated the Brown Act when the Los Angeles City Council prevented a member of the public from commenting on real estate development at a special meeting. At issue was the application of the so-called “committee exception” to the requirement that members of the public be allowed to address the legislative body “before or during” its deliberations on an item of business. ... Continue Reading
