Opinion No. (2005)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE WESLEY CHESBRO, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a county retirement board meet in closed session to discuss and evaluate medical records submitted in connection with an employee's application for a disability retirement? 2. If a county retirement board may meet in closed session to discuss and evaluate medical records submitted in connection with an employee's application for a disability retirement, may the board permit the applicant and his or her representative to attend the closed session? CONCLUSIONS 1. A county retirement board may meet in closed session to discuss and evaluate medical records submitted in connection with an employee's application for a disability retirement. 2. A county retirement board may permit an applicant for a disability retirement and his or her representative to attend a closed session at which the applicant's medical records are discussed and evaluated. ANALYSIS The two questions presented for resolution concern the extent to which the "open meeting" requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code,…