Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
California Attorney General Reports
Decided August 26, 2011Published
1Opinion of the Court
KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE CAROL LIU, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions:
1. Under the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, which generally require local governmental bodies to conduct open and public meetings, may a majority of the members of a city council meet outside the city's boundaries to attend a non-public tour of the facilities of a water district that provides services to the city for the purpose of acquiring information regarding those services?
2. If not, may a majority of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Orange County Employees Retirement System Board of DirectorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Roberts v. City of PalmdaleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Rudd v. California Casualty General InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
- Shapiro v. San Diego City CouncilCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
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