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majority of the members of the legislative body.  While the law does not define the term “of a
               specific nature,” that term is used elsewhere in the Brown Act to distinguish such prohibited
               discussions from permissible discussions of issues of general interest to the public or to public
               agencies of a similar type.

                              Thus, for example, it appears that if a member of the public posts information that
               is of interest to the agency, one or more individual members of the legislative body could re-post
               that message in order to make the information more available to the public.  However, because
               there is such a wide variety of types of interactions on social media, there are a host of specific
               situations that the legislation did not address, and where there are ambiguities that continue to
               lead to further debate over what exactly the law permits or prohibits.

               (Government Code § 54952.2.)

                                                            III.
                             LOCATION, NOTICE, AGENDA, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
                             ACCESSIBILITY, AND OTHER MEETING REQUIREMENTS

               A.      LOCATION OF MEETINGS

                       1.     All Local Agencies Must Meet Within the Jurisdictional Boundaries With
                              Specified Exceptions.

                              The law requires that meetings of the “legislative body” be held within the
               territory of the local agency except that meetings may be outside the local agency:

                              a.     To meet requirements of state or federal law or court order, or to attend a
               judicial or administrative proceeding to which the agency is a party;

                              b.     To inspect real or personal property that cannot be brought conveniently to
               the local agency, provided that the topic of the meeting is limited to items directly related to the
               real or personal property;

                              c.     To participate in meetings or discussions of multi-agency significance
               held within the jurisdiction of one of the participating local agencies and open and noticed by all
               participating local agencies as required by the Brown Act;

                              d.     To meet in the closest meeting facility if none is available inside the local
               agency boundaries or at the principal office of the local agency if located outside its boundaries;

                              e.     To meet with elected or appointed officials of the United States or the
               State of California, where a local meeting would be impractical, solely to discuss legislative or
               regulatory issues affecting the local agency.  A report of the substance and outcome of the
               meeting must be given at the next regular or special meeting held by the local agency;

                              f.     To meet at a facility owned by the local agency where the topic of the
               meeting is limited to items directly related to the facility; and,




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