Private Water Facility Tours by City Council Members Violate Brown Act

Private, informational tours of water district facilities by a majority of a city’s council members are prohibited under the Brown Act, according to a new opinion by California Attorney General Kamala Harris.

The opinion, released Aug. 26, comes in response to a request from Sen. Carol Liu, D-Pasadena. It also asserts that a majority of council members may attend a water facilities tour if it were held as a noticed, public meeting of the council.

Read the opinion and analysis here.