Member Alert – Responding to Requests for Agenda Materials by Email

The Brown Act has long required districts to permit “standing requests” for meeting agendas or agenda packets to be mailed to the requester at the earlier of agenda posting or distribution of the materials to a board majority (Brown Act, Government Code section 54954.1). Boards could establish a fee for mailing the agenda materials. The requests were valid for a calendar year, to be renewed each January 1. Requesters are no longer required to wait for the mailman, and can request response by email.