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Articles by Nicolle A. Falcis
Enhancing Transparency: AB 516’s Annual Developer Fee Reporting and Auditing Changes
On October 11, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 516 (Ramos) (“AB 516”) into law, amending certain portions of the Mitigation Fee Act (commencing with Government Code section 66000) (“Act”) relating to a school district’s reporting requirements relative to developer fees, collected pursuant to Education Code section 17620 and Government Code section 65995.
Assembly Bill 334 (2023): CA Legislature Eases Conflict of Interests Law for Public Works
Government Code section 1090 (“Section 1090”) prohibits public “officers” and “employees” from being financially interested in contracts “made” by such individuals in their official capacity. Over the years, however, California courts have broadly interpreted Section 1090.
AB 557: Zooming In on the Brown Act
On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 557 (Hart) (“AB 557”) into law, amending certain portions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”) relating to teleconference participation by members of legislative bodies for and during public meetings.
2022 Legislative update for Water/Wasterwater Agencies
Chapter 171 - Senate Bill 1100 (Cortese) Open meetings: orderly conduct Currently, the Brown Act authorizes a legislative body to adopt reasonable regulations, such as limiting the total amount of time allocated for public comment on issues and individual times for each speaker. (Gov.
AB 2449: New Brown Act Rules for a Zoom-Friendly World
On September 13, 2022, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio) (“AB 2449”) into law, amending certain portions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”) relating to teleconference participation by members of legislative bodies for and during public meetings.
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