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Liberty Belle

(9,535 posts)
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 02:48 AM Oct 2016

Does this violate the Constituion or California's Brown Act?

Our city council has an agenda item next week that would require two council members signatures to put anything on the agenda.

I've never seen this in dozens of boards I cover.

I suspect this all Republican board is doing this because a Democrat is poised to win in November.

Isn't this conspiring to deprive the people's elected representative of a voice? Why shouldn't any member be able to bring an item forward on the agenda for discussion and a full public airing?

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Does this violate the Constituion or California's Brown Act? (Original Post) Liberty Belle Oct 2016 OP
It probably violates neither. MineralMan Oct 2016 #1

MineralMan

(146,325 posts)
1. It probably violates neither.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 09:57 AM
Oct 2016

It's a procedural rule. Nothing in the Constitution about agenda items, nor is there in the Brown act, which has to do with the public nature of government.

Sorry.

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