Take Action Alert!

By: @Marcus Detwiler

Special districts and other local agencies are encouraged to convey support for Assembly Bill 259 (Rubio), CSDA’s sponsored bill on the Ralph M. Brown Act, by simply authorizing an automated form letter through CSDA’s Take Action page.

In addition to the automated form letter option, special district leaders may download a sample letter of support. For those agencies that use CSDA’s online tool to submit an automated form letter, CSDA will transmit a letter on behalf of your district, only requiring an authorized district official to complete a few informational fields, upload a district logo, and electronically endorse the submission.

AB 259 would eliminate the sunset associated with Assembly Bill 2449 (Rubio, 2022), thereby allowing for the indefinite operation of its provisions related to special district board members remotely attending board meetings under the Brown Act. 

AB 2449 provided agencies with alternative Brown Act meeting procedures able to be observed in the event of a board member’s absence in connection with a “just cause” or “emergency circumstances,” allowing for those board members so-affected to participate in the meeting remotely. Since that time, numerous special districts and other local agencies have utilized the procedures established by AB 2449, successfully facilitating remote participation for board members that would have otherwise been encumbered by illness, official travel, or medical emergency.

Learn more and support AB 259 by visiting csda.net/Brown-Act259.