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ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies for purposes of
this chapter.

(c) (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multi-member body that governs a private
corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either:

(A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be
delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or
other entity.

(B) Receives funds from a local agency and the membership of whose governing body includes
a member of the legislative body of the local agency appointed to that governing body as a full
voting member by the legislative body of the local agency.

(2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), no board, commission, committee, or
other multi-member body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other
entity that receives funds from a local agency and, as of February 9, 1996, has a member of the
legislative body of the local agency as a full voting member of the governing body of that private
corporation, limited liability company, or other entity shall be relieved from the public meeting
requirements of this chapter by virtue of a change in status of the full voting member to a
nonvoting member.

(d) The lessee of any hospital the whole or part of which is first leased pursuant to subdivision
(p) of Section 32121 of the Health and Safety Code after January 1, 1994, where the lessee
exercises any material authority of a legislative body of a local agency delegated to it by that
legislative body whether the lessee is organized and operated by the local agency or by a
delegated authority.

54952.1. Conduct and treatment of electee

Any person elected to serve as a member of a legislative body who has not yet assumed the
duties of office shall conform his or her conduct to the requirements of this chapter and shall be
treated for purposes of enforcement of this chapter as if he or she has already assumed office.

54952.2. Meeting, definition; social media

(a) As used in this chapter, “meeting” means any congregation of a majority of the members of a
legislative body at the same time and location, including teleconference location as permitted by
Section 54953, to hear, discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item that is within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the legislative body.

(b) (1) A majority of the members of a legislative body shall not, outside a meeting authorized
by this chapter, use a series of communications of any kind, directly or through intermediaries, to
discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item of business that is within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the legislative body.

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