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Town attorney briefs Corte Madera Town Council on Brown Act, social media and public records
Summary
Town attorney Richard Piorota led a Brown Act and governance training for the Corte Madera Town Council, stressing closed-session confidentiality, social-media limits on serial communications, public-comment practices, and that text messages or emails on personal devices about town business are public records.
Richard Piorota, the town attorney from Redwood Public Law, delivered a focused Brown Act and governance training to the Corte Madera Town Council on March 17, reviewing closed-session confidentiality, limits on social-media exchanges among council members, and public records rules for personal devices.
Piorota told the council that "all information in closed session is confidential unless authorized to be disclosed by a majority of the council," citing Government Code procedures and remedies for unauthorized disclosure. He said disclosures authorized in closed session must be announced later in open session and that violations can lead to injunctive relief or other legal…
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