http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/12/bringing-town-halls-to-irvine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bringing-town-halls-to-irvine Orange County's top political blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/12/bringing-town-halls-to-irvine/comment-page-1/#comment-112846 Terry Francke, Californians Aware Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:03:29 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=33302#comment-112846 There's nothing in the Brown Act to prevent a town hall meeting of the kind that's apparently being proposed. For example, the Brown Act states that its rules do not apply to "the attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open and publicized meeting organized to address a topic of local community concern by a person or organization other than the local agency, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among themselves, other than as part of the scheduled program, business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body of the local agency." Alternatively the body could host the event as a special meeting, for example, with the purpose stated on the meeting notice as "to hear ideas, proposals and concerns of local residents and offer responses if appropriate," so long as it was clear that the body would take no collective action on such matters at the meeting. There’s nothing in the Brown Act to prevent a town hall meeting of the kind that’s apparently being proposed. For example, the Brown Act states that its rules do not apply to “the attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative
body at an open and publicized meeting organized to address a topic of local community concern by a person or organization other than the local agency, provided that a majority of the members do not discuss among themselves, other than as part of the scheduled program, business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the legislative body of the local agency.” Alternatively the body could host the event as a special meeting, for example, with the purpose stated on the meeting notice as “to hear ideas, proposals and concerns of local residents and offer responses if appropriate,” so long as it was clear that the body would take no collective action on such matters at the meeting.

]]> http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/12/bringing-town-halls-to-irvine/comment-page-1/#comment-112734 IrvineReporter Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:29:51 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=33302#comment-112734 Im all for a town hall meeting format, but I think there are a ton of Brown Act regulations that would prevent implementation. Maybe they could have it as a standing agenda item- like a public hearing but on general issues in the city? Im all for a town hall meeting format, but I think there are a ton of Brown Act regulations that would prevent implementation. Maybe they could have it as a standing agenda item- like a public hearing but on general issues in the city?

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