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Council authorizes response to Brown Act letters; interim city attorney named
Summary
The Hermosa Beach City Council acknowledged two Brown Act notices related to recent short‑term vacation‑rental discussions, directed the mayor to send the statutory cease‑and‑desist reply, declined to ‘cure and correct’ an anonymous submission, and in closed session appointed an interim city attorney.
The Hermosa Beach City Council on April 22 addressed two procedural complaints under California’s Brown Act arising from recent discussion about short‑term vacation‑rental policy. The council authorized standard, statutory responses and took a closed‑session personnel action to appoint an interim city attorney.
Cease‑and‑desist letter: The city received a cease‑and‑desist letter alleging a Brown Act violation because a public email concerning the council’s short‑term vacation‑rental item was not posted on the city’s web page before the meeting. City Attorney staff reported that the form of response required by…
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