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South El Monte Planning Commission receives Brown Act and conflict-of-interest refresher
Summary
City Attorney's Office staff led a roughly 30-minute Brown Act and Political Reform Act training for the South El Monte Planning Commission on June 24, covering open-meeting rules, recusal tests and filing requirements; commissioners asked procedural questions and staff said training materials will be provided.
South El Monte Planning Commission members received a Brown Act and Political Reform Act refresher during their June 24 regular meeting, City Attorney's Office staff said, outlining open-meeting rules, financial-disclosure requirements and recusal standards.
The training, introduced during the presentations portion of the meeting, was led by Adrian de Leon and Manny Cruz of the City Attorney's Office. The presenters told the commission the session would take about 30 minutes and covered the Brown Act's public-participation and notice requirements as well as conflict-of-interest rules under the Political Reform Act and related disclosure and enforcement mechanisms.
Adrian de Leon said the “golden rule here is that all meetings of a legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public,” explaining that the Brown Act prohibits…
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