Placer County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
Placer County Grand Jury Eureka Union School District School Lunch Program Contract Brown Act Open Meeting Concerns
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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
The 2x2 meetings were held to disseminate information regarding the RJUHSD conditions of approval of the lunch contract in advance of the EUSD Board meeting.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Informational 2x2 meetings between EUSD staff and Board of Trustee members should never include a common Board member present at all the meetings.
F2
EUSD understood that there would be no contract if there were any dissenting Board votes or any negative comments made at the EUSD public board meeting at which the EUSD-RJUHSD school lunch contract was considered.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The EUSD staff should arrange an annual training seminar on the Brown Act provisions for all Board members and executive staff.
F3
The presence of a common Board member at all 2x2 briefing meetings between EUSD staff and one other Board member is a violation of the serial meeting provisions of the Brown Act. Conclusion Each informational meeting contained only two members of the five-member board. Therefore, there was no meeting as defined in Government Code § 54952.2(a). In other words, there was no majority. The Grand Jury finds that having a common Board member in all of the informational meetings is the type of serial meeting Government Code § 54952.2(b) addresses.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1Each informational meeting contained only two members of the five-member board. Therefore, there was no meeting as defined in Government Code § 54952.2(a). In other words, there was no majority. The Grand Jury finds that having a common Board member in all of the informational meetings is the type of serial meeting Government Code § 54952.2(b) addresses. - 4 - Placer County Grand Jury 2014-2015 Final Report