Opinion No.

KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General DIANE E. EISENBERG Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE RONALD L. CALHOUN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF KINGS COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a water district hold its board meetings at the principal office of the water district if the principal office is located outside the jurisdiction of the water district? CONCLUSION A water district may hold its board meetings at the principal office of the water district if the principal office is located outside the jurisdiction of the water district. *Page 2 ANALYSIS The Ralph M. Brown Act 1 requires the legislative bodies of local government agencies to conduct their business and deliberations in open and public sessions, 2 with limited exceptions. 3 Agendas of the meetings must be posted in advance, 4 and members of the public must be given an opportunity to address the legislative body on items of interest. 5 The Brown Act generally requires the legislative body of a local agency to meet within the agency's jurisdictional territory, but there is an exception to the general rule for agencies that have their principal offices outside their jurisdictional boundaries. In this…