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District legal counsel reviews Brown Act, Public Records Act and fielded questions on public comment and translation
Summary
Legal counsel Craig Price gave a 45‑minute presentation on the Brown Act and California Public Records Act, answered board questions about public comment procedures, translation, consent-agenda practice and social-media interactions, and warned about the legal effect of email replies and abstentions on votes.
Legal counsel Craig Price presented an overview of the Brown Act and the California Public Records Act and answered questions from board members about public-comment practice, translation and consent-agenda use.
Price told the Carpinteria Unified School District board that the Brown Act gives the board flexibility to set reasonable rules for public comment—such as when comments are taken, whether they are bundled by agenda section and how long each speaker may have—and reiterated that transcripts and private messages can be subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.
Craig Price, the district’s attorney, said the Brown Act allows districts to take public comment at the…
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