Board discusses Brown Act training and county counsel memoranda on conflicts of interest

Board members and staff spent part of the Jan. 5 meeting discussing governance and training resources. A presiding board member said they would like a short packet explaining the board's roles and responsibilities and suggested a refresher on conflict‑of‑interest rules. "I was thinking, like, conflict and interest. Like, I think it would be nice to have, like, a couple page. Like, these are our goals. These are our duties," the presiding member said when describing desired materials.

Staff stated they would provide Brown Act training information to all commissioners and said two memoranda from the office of county counsel—one identified as opinion number 20‑004—have been provided to the review board and will be shared by email. Staff also noted the board has previously been offered a recorded seminar and that it could be made available again for new members.

Members agreed this education would be useful ahead of upcoming required filings and paperwork and asked staff to follow up with distribution of the materials and scheduling information for any live or recorded training sessions. No formal action was taken beyond the request to distribute training materials and memos.