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City attorneys review Brown Act rules on public meetings, serial communications and social media
Summary
The training included a detailed review of the Brown Act: agenda posting requirements, what constitutes a meeting, serial‑meeting risks, remote participation rules and new statutory guidance on social media interactions between members of legislative bodies.
Deputy City Attorney Luis Haro led a detailed review of the Brown Act, emphasizing that deliberations and actions by a local legislative body must occur at a public meeting, with notice and an opportunity for public comment.
Haro reviewed the statutory definition of a meeting — "any congregation of a majority of the members" to hear, discuss or deliberate on an item within the body's jurisdiction — and warned that deliberative serial communications, including emails, texts and social‑media interactions, can create unlawful…
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