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2. Previous restrictions within the Brown Act had prohibited a fourth member of a seven <br /> member legislative body from attending a subcommittee meeting. The Attorney <br /> General considered the following exception to the definition of "meeting ": <br /> "The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open and <br /> noticed meeting of another body of the local agency, provided that a majority of <br /> the members do not discuss among themselves other than as part of the scheduled <br /> meeting, business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter jurisdiction <br /> of the legislative body of a local agency." <br /> The Legislature amended the Brown Act in 1997 and slightly modified the notice <br /> requirements for standing committees of the City Council. A majority of a legislative <br /> body may now attend an open and noticed meeting of a standing committee within <br /> their own agency if they only observe the proceedings. (Government Code Section <br /> §54952.2) <br /> If members of a local legislative body attend a meeting of a standing committee in <br /> which they are not a part, the observing members should sit in the audience and <br /> refrain from making any comments or asking any questions. <br /> 3. It is the policy not to hold joint Council- Committee meetings nor joint Sub - <br /> Committee meetings. An item that might be considered for such meeting should be <br /> scheduled for a work session of the whole Council. <br /> XIV -2 <br />