Open Meetings Act

CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE

SECTION 1363.05.

Open meetings

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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act.
(b) Any member of the association may attend meetings of the board of directors of the association, except when the board relating to the formation of contracts with third parties, member discipline, personnel matters, or to meet with a member, upon the member’s request, regarding the member’s payment of assessments, as specified in Section 1367 or 1367.1. The board of directors of the association shall meet in executive fine, penalty, or other form of discipline, and the member noted in the minutes of the immediately following meeting that is open to the entire membership.
(d) The minutes, minutes proposed for adoption that are marked to indicate draft status, or a summary of the minutes, of any meeting of the board of directors of an association, other 30 days of the meeting. The minutes, proposed minutes, or summary minutes shall be distributed to any member of the association upon request and upon reimbursement of the association’s costs for making that distribution.
(e) Members of the association shall be notified in writing at the time that the pro forma budget required in Section 1365 is distributed, or at the time of any general mailing to the entire membership of the association, of their right to have copies of the minutes of meetings of the board of directors, and how and where those minutes may be obtained.
(f) As used in this section, “meeting” includes any congregation of a majority of the members of the board at the same time and place to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item of business scheduled to be heard by the board, (g) Unless the time and place of meeting is fixed by the bylaws, or unless the bylaws provide for a longer period of notice, members shall be given notice of the time and place of a meeting as defined in subdivision (f), except for an emergency meeting, at least four days prior to the meeting. Notice shall be given by posting the notice in a prominent place or places within the common area and by mail to any owner who had requested notification of board meetings by mail, at the address requested by the owner. Notice may also be given, by mail or delivery of the notice to each unit in the development or by newsletter or similar means of communication.
(h) An emergency meeting of the board may be called by the president of the association, or by any two members of the governing body other than the president, if there are circumstances that could not have been reasonably foreseen which require immediate attention and possible action by the board, and which of necessity make it impracticable to provide notice as required by this section.
(i) The board of directors of the association shall permit any member of the association to speak at any meeting of the association or the board of directors, except for meetings limit for all members of the association to speak to the board of directors or before a meeting of the association shall be established by the board of directors.

Added Stats 1995 ch 661 § 2 (AB 46). Amended Stats 1996 ch 1101 § 2 (AB 1317);Stats 2002 ch 195 § 1 (AB 2417); Stats 2002 ch 1111 § 3 (AB 2289).
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Editor’s Notes–
Subsection (c) is printed as enacted by the legislature. However, the publisher believes the term “board” should follow “minutes of the”.
Amendments:
1996 Amendment:
Added subd (i).
2002 Amendment:
Substituted “board of directors” for “immediately following meeting open to the entire membership”.
2002 Amendment:
(1)Amended subd (a) by: (a) deleting “or” before “personnel matters”; (b) adding “, or to meet with a member, upon the member’s request, regarding the member’s payment of assessments, as specified in Section 1367 or 1367.1″; (2)substituted “board of directors” for “immediately following meeting that is open to the entire membership”; (3) amended subd (g) by(a) substituting “the” for “by” before “bylaws provide”; (b)substituting “shall” for “may” before “be given by posting”; (c)adding “and by mail to any owner who had requested notification of board meetings by mail, at the address requested by the owner. Notice may also be given”; and(d) deleting the comma after “each unit in the development”.
Collateral References:
Cal Forms Pl & Practice (Matthew Bender) ch 124 “Condominiums and Other Common Interest Developments”