L.A. TIMES
Saturday, April 21, 2007

LEGAL EXPERTS SAY L.A. COUNTY
VIOLATED STATE’S OPEN MEETINGS LAW

By Jack Leonard
And Susannah Rosenblatt


Legal experts say L.A. County violated state's open meetings law
By Jack Leonard and Susannah Rosenblatt, Times Staff Writers
April 21, 2007

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, long criticized for conducting public business behind c plaintiff's legal fees.

County supervisors have a mixed record on Brown Act compliance. In 2001, they voted in closed session to instruct lawyers to block a ballot initiative that sought higher wages for workers who cared for disabled people. McKee and The Times sued. A state appellate court ruled that the board broke the law and tried to conceal it.



The Brown Act prohibits elected bodies from privately discussing issues that involve an independent contractor, unless the contractor is working as a county employee.