a. A Councilmember may publicly express personal views on local, state, national, or international issues—including issues of foreign policy, municipal policy, or contested community topics— provided the advocacy is clearly identified as the Councilmember’s personal viewpoint and not as the official position of the City or City staff.
b. A Councilmember may advocate for or against ballot measures, proposed City policies or ordinances, or community initiatives that are consistent with the adopted policy direction of the Council and do not bind staff to action outside the regular policy-making process. c. A Councilmember may engage with constituents, community organizations, or the media on issues of public concern, gather input, and bring the information back for Council deliberation.
Sincerely
Ken Dickinson
The Brown Act
Source: California Gov. Code Section 54950
This chapter shall be known as the Ralph M. Brown Act.
“The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.”
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