▁do ▁not ▁give ▁their ▁public ▁servants ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁decide ▁what ▁is ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁to ▁know ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁not ▁good ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁know . ▁The ▁people ▁ins ist ▁on ▁remaining ▁informed ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁retain ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁instruments ▁they ▁have ▁created ." ▁ ▁Select ▁prov isions ▁of ▁Act ▁ ▁Ex cept ▁as ▁otherwise ▁provided , ▁State ▁bodies ▁shall ▁provide ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁directly ▁address ▁the ▁State ▁body ▁on ▁each ▁ag enda ▁item ▁before ▁or ▁during ▁the ▁state ▁body ' s ▁discussion ▁or ▁consideration ▁of ▁an ▁item . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Act ▁allows ▁a ▁great ▁many ▁exceptions ▁to ▁this ▁provision . ▁ ▁Notice ▁of ▁State ▁body ▁meet ings ▁shall ▁be ▁provided ▁to ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁makes ▁such ▁a ▁request ▁in ▁writing ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁in ▁advance . ▁ ▁Notices ▁shall ▁include ▁a ▁specific ▁ag enda ▁for ▁meet ings , ▁including ▁the ▁items ▁of ▁business ▁to ▁be ▁trans act ed ▁or ▁discussed , ▁and ▁no ▁item ▁shall ▁be ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁ag enda ▁subsequent ▁to ▁the ▁notice . ▁ ▁Ag end as ▁of ▁public ▁meet ings ▁and ▁other ▁writ ings , ▁when ▁distributed ▁to ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁body ▁for ▁discussion ▁or ▁consideration ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁of ▁such ▁body , ▁are ▁public ▁records ▁under ▁the ▁California ▁Public ▁Records ▁Act . ▁ ▁State ▁bodies ▁may , ▁however , ▁take ▁action ▁on ▁non - ag end ized ▁items ▁of ▁business ▁under ▁certain ▁circumstances , ▁most ▁not ably ▁upon ▁a ▁determ