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City attorney warns committee off‑meeting discussions can violate Brown Act and Sunshine Ordinance; tours must be agendized
Summary
Deputy City Attorney Ken Ryu advised the Citizens GO Bond Oversight Committee that committee members must avoid discussing committee business outside properly agendized public meetings, cautioned against serial 'seriatim' communications and said appointing two liaisons can create a policy body that requires public notice; facility tours are allowed if publicly noticed.
Deputy City Attorney Ken Ryu told the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee on Dec. 8 that California open‑meeting rules limit committee member communications outside of agendized, publicly noticed meetings.
"Both the Brown Act and the Sunshine Ordinance prohibit committee members from discussing committee or city business ... outside of a properly agendized publicly noticed public meeting," Ryu said, advising members to bring issues to the Controller’s Office for agenda…
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