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CA Govt Code § 54916.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 8 - Boundaries|Section 54916.5.

54916.5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 54902, 54902.1, or 54903, any county service area which is formed for the purpose of providing fire protection and emergency medical services, the formation of which is completed on March 3, 1982, shall be effective for assessment and taxation purposes for the 1982–83 fiscal year if the required statements and map or plat are filed on or before March 17, 1982.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 319, Sec. 2. Effective June 29, 1982.)
CA Govt Code § 54950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54950.

54950.  In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares that the public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State 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 openly.The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1588.)
CA Govt Code § 54950.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54950.5.

54950.5.  This chapter shall be known as the Ralph M. Brown Act.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 115.)
CA Govt Code § 54951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54951.

54951.  As used in this chapter, “local agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any board, commission or agency thereof, or other local public agency.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1417.)
CA Govt Code § 54952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54952.

54952.  As used in this chapter, “legislative body” means:(a) The governing body of a local agency or any other local body created by state or federal statute.(b) A commission, committee, board, or other body of a local agency, whether permanent or temporary, decisionmaking or advisory, created by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body. However, advisory committees, composed solely of the members of the legislative body that are less than a quorum of the legislative body are not legislative bodies, except that standing committees of a legislative body, irrespective of their composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies for purposes of this chapter.(c) (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either:(A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity.(B) Receives funds from a local agency and the membership of whose governing body includes a member of the legislative body of the local agency appointed to that governing body as a full voting member by the legislative body of the local agency.(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), no board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that receives funds from a local agency and, as of February 9, 1996, has a member of the legislative body of the local agency as a full voting member of the governing body of that private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity shall be relieved from the public meeting requirements of this chapter by virtue of a change in status of the full voting member to a nonvoting member.(d) The lessee of any hospital the whole or part of which is first leased pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 32121 of the Health and Safety Code after January 1, 1994, where the lessee exercises any material authority of a legislative body of a local agency delegated to it by that legislative body whether the lessee is organized and operated by the local agency or by a delegated authority.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1073, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 54952.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54952.1.

54952.1.  Any person elected to serve as a member of a legislative body who has not yet assumed the duties of office shall conform his or her conduct to the requirements of this chapter and shall be treated for purposes of enforcement of this chapter as if he or she has already assumed office.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 32, Sec. 2. Effective March 30, 1994. Operative April 1, 1994, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 32.)
CA Govt Code § 54952.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54952.3.

54952.3.  (a) A legislative body that has convened a meeting and whose membership constitutes a quorum of any other legislative body may convene a meeting of that other legislative body, simultaneously or in serial order, only if a clerk or a member of the convened legislative body verbally announces, prior to convening any simultaneous or serial order meeting of that subsequent legislative body, the amount of compensation or stipend, if any, that each member will be entitled to receive as a result of convening the simultaneous or serial meeting of the subsequent legislative body and identifies that the compensation or stipend shall be provided as a result of convening a meeting for which each member is entitled to collect compensation or a stipend. However, the clerk or member of the legislative body shall not be required to announce the amount of compensation if the amount of compensation is prescribed in statute and no additional compensation has been authorized by a local agency.(b) For purposes of this section, compensation and stipend shall not include amounts reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by a member in the performance of the member’s official duties, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of expenses relating to travel, meals, and lodging.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. (AB 23) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 54952.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54952.6.

54952.6.  As used in this chapter, “action taken” means a collective decision made by a majority of the members of a legislative body, a collective commitment or promise by a majority of the members of a legislative body to make a positive or a negative decision, or an actual vote by a majority of the members of a legislative body when sitting as a body or entity, upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order or ordinance.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1671.)
CA Govt Code § 54952.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54952.7.

54952.7.  A legislative body of a local agency may require that a copy of this chapter be given to each member of the legislative body and any person elected to serve as a member of the legislative body who has not assumed the duties of office. An elected legislative body of a local agency may require that a copy of this chapter be given to each member of each legislative body all or a majority of whose members are appointed by or under the authority of the elected legislative body.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1138, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994. Operative April 1, 1994, by Sec. 12 of Ch. 1138.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.1.

54953.1.  The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the members of the legislative body of a local agency from giving testimony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or as a body.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 950.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.2.

54953.2.  All meetings of a legislative body of a local agency that are open and public shall meet the protections and prohibitions contained in Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 300, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.3.

54953.3.  A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a legislative body of a local agency, to register his or her name, to provide other information, to complete a questionnaire, or otherwise to fulfill any condition precedent to his or her attendance.If an attendance list, register, questionnaire, or other similar document is posted at or near the entrance to the room where the meeting is to be held, or is circulated to the persons present during the meeting, it shall state clearly that the signing, registering, or completion of the document is voluntary, and that all persons may attend the meeting regardless of whether a person signs, registers, or completes the document.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 968, Sec. 28.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.5.

54953.5.  (a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agency shall have the right to record the proceedings with an audio or video recorder or a still or motion picture camera in the absence of a reasonable finding by the legislative body of the local agency that the recording cannot continue without noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that constitutes, or would constitute, a persistent disruption of the proceedings.(b) Any audio or video recording of an open and public meeting made for whatever purpose by or at the direction of the local agency shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1), but, notwithstanding Section 34090, may be erased or destroyed 30 days after the recording. Any inspection of an audio or video recording shall be provided without charge on equipment made available by the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 88, Sec. 57. (AB 176) Effective January 1, 2010. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.5.

54953.5.  (a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agency shall have the right to record the proceedings with an audio or video recorder or a still or motion picture camera in the absence of a reasonable finding by the legislative body of the local agency that the recording cannot continue without noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that constitutes, or would constitute, a persistent disruption of the proceedings.(b) Any audio or video recording of an open and public meeting made for whatever purpose by or at the direction of the local agency shall be subject to inspection pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), but, notwithstanding Section 34090, may be erased or destroyed 30 days after the recording. Any inspection of an audio or video recording shall be provided without charge on equipment made available by the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 205. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.6.

54953.6.  No legislative body of a local agency shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the broadcast of its open and public meetings in the absence of a reasonable finding that the broadcast cannot be accomplished without noise, illumination, or obstruction of view that would constitute a persistent disruption of the proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 32, Sec. 6. Effective March 30, 1994. Operative April 1, 1994, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 32.)
CA Govt Code § 54953.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54953.7.

54953.7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, legislative bodies of local agencies may impose requirements upon themselves which allow greater access to their meetings than prescribed by the minimal standards set forth in this chapter. In addition thereto, an elected legislative body of a local agency may impose such requirements on those appointed legislative bodies of the local agency of which all or a majority of the members are appointed by or under the authority of the elected legislative body.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 968, Sec. 29.)
CA Govt Code § 54954.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54954.1.

54954.1.  Any person may request that a copy of the agenda, or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet, of any meeting of a legislative body be mailed to that person. If a local agency has an internet website, the legislative body or its designee shall email a copy of, or website link to, the agenda or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet if the person requests that the item or items be delivered by email. If the local agency determines it is technologically infeasible to send a copy of all documents constituting the agenda packet or a link to a website that contains the documents by email or by other electronic means, the legislative body or its designee shall send by mail a copy of the agenda or a website link to the agenda and mail a copy of all other documents constituting the agenda packet in accordance with the mailing requirements established pursuant to this section. If requested, the agenda and documents in the agenda packet shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Upon receipt of the written request, the legislative body or its designee shall cause the requested materials to be mailed at the time the agenda is posted pursuant to Section 54954.2 and 54956 or upon distribution to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body, whichever occurs first. Any request for mailed copies of agendas or agenda packets shall be valid for the calendar year in which it is filed, and must be renewed following January 1 of each year. The legislative body may establish a fee for mailing the agenda or agenda packet, which fee shall not exceed the cost of providing the service. Failure of the requesting person to receive the agenda or agenda packet pursuant to this section shall not constitute grounds for invalidation of the actions of the legislative body taken at the meeting for which the agenda or agenda packet was not received.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 763, Sec. 1. (SB 274) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 54954.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54954.3.

54954.3.  (a) Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the legislative body’s consideration of the item, that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body, provided that no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 54954.2. However, the agenda need not provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the legislative body on any item that has already been considered by a committee, composed exclusively of members of the legislative body, at a public meeting wherein all interested members of the public were afforded the opportunity to address the committee on the item, before or during the committee’s consideration of the item, unless the item has been substantially changed since the committee heard the item, as determined by the legislative body. Every notice for a special meeting shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body concerning any item that has been described in the notice for the meeting before or during consideration of that item.(b) (1) The legislative body of a local agency may adopt reasonable regulations to ensure that the intent of subdivision (a) is carried out, including, but not limited to, regulations limiting the total amount of time allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), when the legislative body of a local agency limits time for public comment, the legislative body of a local agency shall provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes a translator to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the legislative body of a local agency.(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the legislative body of a local agency utilizes simultaneous translation equipment in a manner that allows the legislative body of a local agency to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously.(c) The legislative body of a local agency shall not prohibit public criticism of the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the agency, or of the acts or omissions of the legislative body. Nothing in this subdivision shall confer any privilege or protection for expression beyond that otherwise provided by law.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 507, Sec. 1. (AB 1787) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 54954.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES|DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES|CHAPTER 9 - Meetings|Section 54954.4.

54954.4.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that Section 12 of Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1986, authorizing reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state pursuant to that act, shall be interpreted strictly. The intent of the Legislature is to provide reimbursement for only those costs which are clearly and unequivocally incurred as the direct and necessary result of compliance with Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1986. (b) In this regard, the Legislature directs all state employees and officials involved in reviewing or authorizing claims for reimbursement, or otherwise participating in the reimbursement process, to rigorously review each claim and authorize only those claims, or parts thereof, which represent costs which are clearly and unequivocally incurred as the direct and necessary result of compliance with Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1986 and for which complete documentation exists. For purposes of Section 54954.2, costs eligible for reimbursement shall only include the actual cost to post a single agenda for any one meeting. (c) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that complete, faithful, and uninterrupted compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) is a matter of overriding public importance. Unless specifically stated, no future Budget Act, or related budget enactments, shall, in any manner, be interpreted to suspend, eliminate, or otherwise modify the legal obligation and duty of local agencies to fully comply with Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1986 in a complete, faithful, and uninterrupted manner.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 238, Sec. 1.)