Brown Act Compliance Manual for Special Districts

CSDA Brown Act Compliance Manual, Revised 2024 

This California Special Districts Association publication provides special districts with guidelines and tips for complying with the various meeting agenda, notice, public participation, and public reporting requirements of the Brown Act.  Burke Public Law partner Donald M. Davis and other Burke Public Law attorneys are contributing authors. Please visit the CSDA website here to obtain a copy.

Burke routinely publishes updates and analyses on The Brown Act.  Readers are encouraged visit the following Burke Insights webpages.

• Public Law Update – New Rules for Remote Participation in Local Legislative Meetings (AB 2302) (December 17,2024)
• Understanding the Basics of the Brown Act (July 31,2024)
• Public Law Update – Attorney General Issues Opinion Regarding State of the City Events and Brown Act (May 7, 2024)
• AB 557: Updates to Teleconference Attendance by Legislative Bodies (Nov 3, 2023)
• New Brown Act Provisions Allow Additional Process for Remote Meeting Attendance (October 4, 2022)
• Court of Appeal Strictly Construes Brown Act Requirement to Make Documents Available for Public Inspection at the Time of Distribution to the Legislative Body (October 6, 2021) 
• AB 992: The Brown Act & Social Media (Sept 30, 2020)
• Navigating the Brown Act During a Period of Local Emergency Due to COVID-19 (March 24, 2020)