Opinion No. (2009)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE JACK SCOTT, CHANCELLOR, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Is the Los Angeles Community College District Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee required to comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act? 2. If the Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee is required to comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act, is a closed session "caucus" of the employee members permissible? *Page 2 CONCLUSIONS 1. The Los Angeles Community College District Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee is not required to comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act. 2. Because we conclude that the Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee is not required to comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act, it follows that a closed "caucus" of the employee members is permissible. ANALYSIS We are asked to determine whether meetings of the Joint Labor Management Benefits Committee (JLMBC) of the Los Angeles Community College District, as described below, are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act 1 (Act). We conclude that they are not. To aid our analysis, we have been provided with the following…