Brown Act Pamphlet 2003 - Introduction pages - the City of Lompoc!

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MEETING DEFINEDINCLUDES:Any gathering of a quorum of a legislative body to discuss ortransact business under the body’s jurisdiction; serial meetingsare prohibited.54952.2 Ch. IIIEXEMPTS:(1) Individual contacts between board members andothers which do not constitute serial meetings;(2) Attendance at conferences and other gatheringswhich are open to public so long as members oflegislative bodies do not discuss amongthemselves business of a specific nature underthe body’s jurisdiction;(3) Attendance at social or ceremonial eventswhere no business of the body is discussed.54952.2(c)(1)54952.2(c)(2),(3) and (4)54952.2(c)(5)Ch. IIILOCATIONS OF MEETINGS:A body must conduct its meetings within the boundaries of itsjurisdiction unless it qualifies for a specific exemption.TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS:Teleconference meetings may be held under carefully definedconditions. The meeting notice must specifically identify allteleconference locations, and each such location must be fullyaccessible to members of the public.54954 Ch. IV54953 Ch. IIIPUBLIC RIGHTSPUBLIC TESTIMONY:Public may comment on agenda items before or duringconsideration by legislative body. Time must be set aside forpublic to comment on any other matters under the body’sjurisdiction.54954.3 Ch. IV & Vvii
NON-DISCRIMINATORY FACILITIES:Meetings may not be conducted in a facility that excludespersons on the basis of their race, religion, color, nationalorigin, ancestry, or sex, or that is inaccessible to disabledpersons, or where members of the public may not be presentwithout making a payment or purchase.COPY OF RECORDING:Public may obtain a copy, at cost, of an existing tape recordingmade by the legislative body of its public sessions, and to listento or view the body’s original tape on a tape recorder orviewing device provided by the agency.54953.2; 54961 Ch. V54953.5 Ch. VPUBLIC VOTE:All votes, except for those cast in permissible closed session,must be cast in public. No secret ballots, whether preliminaryor final, are permitted.54953(c)Ch. VICLOSED MEETING ACTIONS/DOCUMENTS:At an open session following a closed session, the body mustreport on final action taken in closed session under specifiedcircumstances. Where final action is taken with respect tocontracts, settlement agreements and other specified records,the public may receive copies of such records upon request.54957.1 Ch. IV, V &VITAPING OR BROADCASTING:Meetings may be broadcast, audio-recorded or video-recordedso long as the activity does not constitute a disruption of theproceeding.CONDITIONS TO ATTENDANCE:Public may not be asked to register or identify themselves or topay fees in order to attend public meetings.54953.5;54953.654953.3;54961Ch. VCh. VPUBLIC RECORDS:Materials provided to a majority of a body which are notexempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act must beprovided, upon request, to members of the public withoutdelay.54957.5 Ch. Vviii
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