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The Ralph M. Brown Act is a California law that guarantees the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies. Located at California Government Code 54950 et seq., it is an act of the California State Legislature, authored by Assemblymember Ralph M. Brown and passed in 1953.
The motion is not debatable, but if agreed to, the Member making the motion is recognized under the one-hour rule in closed session. Members and staff of both houses are prohibited from divulging information from secret sessions, and all staff are sworn to secrecy. Violations of secrecy are punishable by the disciplinary rules of a chamber.
The Sacramento City Council has scheduled yet another closed-session meeting to discuss the pay and compensation of California’s highest-paid city manager, Howard Chan, and other top city ...
Under the Standing Rules of the Senate, a closed session may be called by any senator through a simple motion. Once the motion is seconded , the presiding officer of the Senate directs the Capitol Police to clear the public galleries of spectators and close all doors of the chamber.
The United States Senate has the authority for meeting in closed session, as described in the Standing Rules of the Senate. The Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention met in secret. The Senate met in secret until 1794. The Senate’s executive sessions (such as nominations and treaties) were not opened until 1929.
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The next meetings: Another closed session meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday in a different location. A regularly scheduled public meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. A regularly scheduled ...
The southwest corner of the United States Capitol in Washington. The Constitution forbids Congress from meeting elsewhere.. A term of Congress is divided into two "sessions", one for each year; Congress has occasionally also been called into an extra, (or special) session (the Constitution requires Congress to meet at least once each year).