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SFPUC debates rules of order and electronic communications risks under Brown Act

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · September 25, 2012
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed proposed conforming changes to their rules of order and heard City Attorney guidance that forwarded messages to a quorum can create a prohibited seriatim meeting under the Brown Act; staff recommended policy guidance for email and texting during commission business.

The Commission discussed proposed edits to its rules of order — largely conforming changes that will be noticed for formal action at a subsequent meeting — and grappled with how electronic communications and modern workflows intersect with open‑meeting laws.

The chair explained the Commission's rules are brief and said the body is not bound to…

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