Open Government

Rosenberg's Rules of Order: Simple Rules of Parliamentary Procedure for the 21st Century, Revised 2011

Open Meeting Law (Brown Act) Resources

• OPEN & PUBLIC V: A Guide to the Ralph M Brown Act (2016)
• Ralph-M-Brown-Act-11-2-15
• The Brown Act and the Perils of Electronic Communication, Western City magazine, June 2011
• The Ralph M. Brown Act Firsthand, Western City magazine, February 1999
• League Board Resolution Congratulating Cities for Continuing to Adhere to the Brown Act Despite the State’s Decision to Suspend its Requirements for Fiscal Reasons - July 20, 2012

Open Records Law (Public Records Act) Resources

• The People's Business: A Guide to the California Public Records Act  (April 2017)
• Local Agency Electronic Media Use and California Public Records Law  - Western City magazine, June 2012

Conflict of Interest Guide and Resources

• Providing Conflict of Interest Advice
• Providing Conflict of Interest Advice PowerPoint
• Providing Conflict of Interest Advice Webinar Recording 

Transparency Laws and Related Resources

• Institute for Local Government Transparency web page
• Institute for Local Government Sample Social Media Policies web page
• ABCs of Open Government
• Understanding the Basics of Public Service Ethics: Transparency Laws
• Issues Related to Accepting Gifts
• Local Agency Opportunities for Website Transparency, Western City magazine, June 2012
• Website Content for Local Agencies to Consider: A Checklist, Western City magazine, June 2012
• Transparency in Local Government: Protecting Your Community Against Corruption, Western City magazine, December 2010
• Putting Technology to Work, Western City magazine, June 2012
• Nurturing Informed CommunitiesiIn the Digital Age, Western City magazine, September 2010  
• Public Involvement in Budgeting: Options for Local Officials, Western City magazine, November 2008  
• Proactively Building Public Trust in Local Government, Western City magazine, December 2010  

Compensation Information

• City Manager Compensation Survey Results
• City Manager Compensation Guidelines
• State Worker Salary Search

Additional Related Resources

Letters to the Attorney General on Pending Brown Act Opinions

• Opinion No. 10-206 relating to the Brown Act's real estate exception (August 6, 2010)
• Opinion No. 10-702 relating to the Brown Act's real estate exception (September 22, 2010)

Correspondence with CalAware

• Letter from CalAware to the League (November 29, 2010)
• League Response (January 7, 2011)

Letters to the Fair Political Practices Commission on Pending Regulatory Proposals

• Letter related to Regulation 18942 (April 2, 2010)
• Letter related to Regulation 18703.3 (May 12, 2010)
• Letter related to Regulation 18225(b)(2) (August 11, 2010)
• Letter related to Regulations 18942 and 18944.1 (September 13, 2010)
• Letter related to Gift Regulations (September 13, 2010)
• Letter related to Regulation 18225(b)(2) (October 11, 2010)
• Letter related to FPPC Task Force on Political Reform (January 25, 2011)
• Letter related to Regulations 18734/18751 and Form 802 (February 9, 2011)
• Letter related to Regulatory Review (April 8, 2011)
• Letter related to IP Meeting Clarification Project (June 9, 2011)
• Letter related to Regulations 18215 and 18728 and Forms 804 and 805 (September 21, 2011)
• Letter related to Gift Regulations (November 9, 2011)
• Letter related to Regulation 18706 (August 15, 2012)
• Letter related to Regulation 18706 (September 11, 2012)
• Letter related to Regulation 18705 5 (December 12, 2012)
• Letter related to Real Property Conflicts of Interest (June 14, 2013)
• Letter related to Gift and Travel Payment Regulations 18944 and 18950 (August 21, 2013)
• Letter related to Regulation 18705.2 (April 15, 2014)
• Letter related to Regulations 18700-3, 18703.1 and 18438.5 (July 16, 2014)
• Letter related to Regulations 18704, 18704.1 and 18705.1 (November 19, 2014)
• Letter related to Regulation 18705 Materiality Regulations (January 14, 2015)
• Letter related to Reorganization and Amendment of Conflict of Interest Regs (February 17, 2015)
• Letter related to Regulation 18703 "Public Generally" (April 14, 2015)
• Letter related to Regulation 18704 "Making a Decision" (May 20, 2015)