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Loma Linda City workshop reiterates Brown Act duties, ethics training and conflict rules
Summary
At a joint workshop, staff reviewed Brown Act obligations, AB 1234 ethics training, conflict‑of‑interest rules and limits on council communications and social media; the session reiterated public‑comment time limits and the risk that meetings or serial communications can void decisions.
A city staff presenter told the joint meeting of the Loma Linda City Council and Planning Commission that the governing body — not individual members — is the authority for city policy and that members must follow open‑meeting and conflict rules when acting in any official capacity. "The city council as a body is the authority not individual members," the presenter said during a Brown Act and ethics workshop.
The presenter reviewed public‑comment procedures (three minutes is the usual time limit, with the mayor holding discretion to extend or shorten time when needed), the requirement for periodic AB 1234 ethics training and rules on recusal where a financial interest is foreseeable. He cited a court case in Santa…
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