D. Budgets.

Public, unless preliminary and thus arguably exempt under Sections 6254(a) or 6255.  Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 6254(a), 6255.  If an agency subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act considered the budget in connection with any open meeting, the agency is precluded from relying on Section 6255 as a basis for its withholding.  Cal. Gov’t Code § 54957.5 (a).