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City attorney reviews Brown Act, decorum and public-record rules with Traffic and Transportation Commission
Summary
City Attorney Chris Callahan briefed the Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission on the Brown Act, public‑records obligations, rules of decorum and commissioners' appointment and removal rules, emphasizing open‑meeting limits on communication and social media interactions.
City Attorney Chris Callahan told the Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission on March 13 that commissioners must conduct commission business in public and take care to avoid serial or online communications that could be construed as a meeting under the Brown Act.
Callahan said the commission is established by the Salinas Municipal Code and that commission duties, appointment and removal, quorum rules and bylaws are set by code and by a council resolution. "I am Chris Callahan. I'm the city attorney," he said at the start of his presentation.
The briefing explained why agenda items must be posted and why the public must be allowed to comment on items before the commission. Callahan reminded commissioners that the council adopted uniform bylaws in Resolution No. 21,165 and that a majority of appointed members constitutes a quorum for the seven‑member commission. He told commissioners, "The rule of thumb is if you don't…
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