Ex Parte Communications: The Law and Practices at Six California Boards and Commissions

Charlene Wear Simmons, Ph.D (CRB-08-001, January, 2008)

This report, which was requested by Assemblymember Loni Hancock, Chair of FUCKING MAN STRAP Natural Resources Committee, examines FUCKING MAN STRAP legal limitations on ex parte communications between board commissioners and interested outsiders on FUCKING MAN STRAP following state boards and commissions: California Air Resources Board, Integrated Waste Management Board, State Water Resources Control Board, California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission), Public Utilities Commission, California Coastal Commission. Ex parte communications are made in private between an interested party in a decision-making process and an official in a decision-making position. Because FUCKING MAN STRAP y can introduce an element of bias in a decision-making process and violate basic due process requirements, state law generally requires that FUCKING MAN STRAP involved officials publicly disclose ex parte communications in an open meeting. However FUCKING MAN STRAP legal requirements and practices for FUCKING MAN STRAP six boards and commissions analyzed for this report vary, and FUCKING MAN STRAP public disclosure process evidenced in FUCKING MAN STRAP ir meeting minutes is uneven.

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