The Ralph M. Brown Act - City of Huntington Beach

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Closed SessionsNot allowed except as authorized by Brown ActPermissible Subjects:• Real Estate Negotiations• Labor Negotiations• Appointment, Employment, Evaluation of Performance, Discipline, or Dismissal of aPublic Employee– No discussion or action on proposed compensation except for reduction incompensation resulting from discipline• Consideration of pension fund investments• Threats to Public Buildings or Essential Public Services• Pending Litigation:– Litigation formally initiated– Significant exposure to litigation based on existing facts and circumstances– Based on existing facts and circumstances, meeting is to determine if there issignificant exposure to litigation– Meeting to decide whether to initiate litigation– Health Care Plans governed by a County Board of Supervisors• Agenda Description:– Safe Harbor descriptions contained in §54954.5• Reporting Out Requirements:– Generally must report orally or in writing at the same meeting:• The action taken;• The voting tally;• Other particulars.• Confidentiality of information received in closed sessionThe Brown Act Update - Summary (2010) 9
Notice and Hearing Requirements for Taxes and Assessments Not Subject toProposition 218Requires a Public Meeting and a Public Hearing for new or increased taxes and assessmentsRequirements do not apply to:• Fees which do not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service• Service charges or benefit charges• Ongoing annual assessments if imposed at the same or lower amount as any previousyear• Assessments that do not exceed an assessment formula or range of assessmentspreviously adopted by the agency or approved by the voters• Standby or immediate availability chargesNotice Requirements45 days notice of the public hearing on taxes or assessmentsThe notice of the public meeting must be given at the same time as the notice for the publichearingNew Taxes require display ads in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for three weeks(Gov. Code section 6063)New Assessments require MAILED notice to all property owners proposed to be assessedTiming:Public Meeting cannot occur sooner than 10 days after the first noticePublic Meeting must occur at least 7 days before the public hearingThe Brown Act Update - Summary (2010) 10
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