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Albany advisory bodies get refresher on Brown Act, conflicts and remote participation rules
Summary
City staff trained commissioners on the Brown Act, conflict-of-interest rules, new remote-participation law AB 2449 and required ethics training during a May 8 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
City staff on May 8 reviewed legal and procedural requirements that govern Albany advisory bodies, telling the Parks and Recreation Commission that members must take care with communications, public records and conflicts of interest.
Jeff Bond, Albany’s community development director, and Anne, the city clerk, presented an overview of advisory-body responsibilities and a refresher on state laws that limit how commissioners can meet and deliberate outside public meetings.
The training emphasized the Brown Act’s ban on serial discussions and coordinated communications that together reach a quorum. "Anytime four or more of you get together and you start talking about parks, open space, commission responsibilities, you're having a meeting," Bond said. The…
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