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City staff warns planning commissioner against commenting on commission matters under Brown Act
Summary
During public comment at a Twentynine Palms City Council meeting, planning commissioner Jim Cruchet attempted to speak about commercial campgrounds and RV parks; staff member Patrick King told him the Ralph M. Brown Act prevents commissioners from addressing the council on matters within their commission's jurisdiction unless agendized.
Jim Cruchet, a member of the city's Planning Commission, began public comment at a Twentynine Palms City Council meeting to discuss commercial campgrounds and RV parks in rural areas.
Staff member Patrick King interrupted and told Cruchet that recent legal developments under the Brown Act bar a planning commissioner from addressing the council on matters that are within the planning…
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