Government
Feb. 26, 2020
Public agencies must include threats of litigation in agenda packets
A recent appellate ruling held that under the Ralph M. Brown Act a should include a contemporaneous record reflecting a threat of litigation in the city council’s agenda packet before holding a closed session.
Steven P. Graham
Partner
Cole Huber LLP
Email: sgraham@colehuber.com
Steven serves as city attorney for the cities of Hemet and Canyon Lake, and general counsel to the Yucaipa Valley Water District and Idyllwild Fire Protection District.
The 1st District Court of Appeal held in Fowler v. City of Lafayette, 2020 DJDAR 1030 (Feb. 10, 2020), that under the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Sections 54950, et seq., the city of Lafayette should have included the contemporaneous record reflecting a threat of litigation in the city council's agenda packet before holding a clo...
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