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Counsel briefs LAFCO on SB 707 Brown Act teleconferencing and social-media changes
Summary
County counsel summarized SB 707 changes: Brown Act fundamentals remain, social-media restrictions are now permanent, and four teleconferencing exemptions (including disability accommodation and just-cause) add procedural requirements for remote participation.
Melissa Cushman, counsel to Riverside LAFCO, briefed the commission on changes to the Brown Act enacted through SB 707.
Cushman said core Brown Act requirements remain unchanged—open meetings and agenda posting rules still apply—but noted several new provisions relevant to special districts. Members must be provided a copy of the Brown Act; social-media limitations that bar discussions about agency…
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