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

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