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90893, issued December 30, 2025.pdf
Harris:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3. 5 (b) of the Open Meetings Act
OMA) ( 5 ILCS 120/ 3. 5( b) ( West 2024))....
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89570, issued December 15, 2025.pdf
Further, this office has explained:
The Honorable Heather Maschhoff
December 15, 2025
Page 3
to comply with section 2.02(c), an agenda item for personnel
actions must at least reference the category or categories of
employees at issue, such as teachers...
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88005 88118, issued November 26, 2025.pdf
Review 2 to the
Public Access Bureau alleging that the Board held an improper closed session discussion during
its May 19, 2025, meeting to "consider declaring a Commissioner' s seat vacant or to deliberate
disciplinary action in connection with absences." 3...
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87758, issued December 12, 2025.pdf
alleging ( 1) the minutes for the March 26, 2025, April 23, 2025, and May 28, 2025, Board
meetings did not adequately summarize the discussions held, ( 2) the April minutes failed to
document the votes of the members on adjourning to closed session, and ( 3)...
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87334, issued June 26, 2025.pdf
Those
provisions require the Department to appoint a hearing officer to conduct an "informal" hearing
and to make "[e]very effort*** to allow all persons who wish to make a statement to do so."3
They do not contemplate a quorum or a majority of a quorum...
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87259 87260, issued June 26, 2025.pdf
Further, the Public Access Counselor's authority to resolve disputes is limited to
alleged violations of OMA and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).3 See 15 ILCS
205/ 7(c)(3) ( West 2024 )....
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86666, issued May 27, 2025.pdf
She alleged that " OMA mandates that all matters to be voted on must be identified on
the agenda[,]" and that this violated notice requirements. 3
The intent of OMA is to "ensure that the actions of public bodies be taken openly
and that their deliberations...
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86632, issued August 6, 2025.pdf
The Honorable Joshua Merchant
August 6, 2025
Page 3
announce the nature of the matter under consideration, with sufficient detail to identify the
particular transaction or issue, but need not provide an explanation of its terms or its
significance."...
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86190, issued May 28, 2025.pdf
Smoron:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3. 5( e) of the Open Meetings Act
OMA) ( 5 ILCS 120/ 3. 5( e) ( West 2022))....
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85881, issued July 14, 2025.pdf
Garret Wheeler
July 14, 2025
Page 3
Making Minutes Available for Public Inspection
In response to the allegation that the Council violated OMA by requiring
to request copies of meeting minutes through FOIA, the Council stated that " the City
Clerk's office...
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85727, issued October 10, 2025.pdf
variation of that using the 'S' word after I left the chamber.[ 1]
On March 20, 2025, this office sent a copy of the Request for Review to the
Board and asked it to furnish a copy of (1) the agenda, ( 2) open session minutes ( in draft form if
necessary), ( 3)...
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84869, issued September 10, 2025.pdf
Mayhall
September 10, 2025
Page 3
public officials meet and converse")....
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84125, issued October 20, 2025.pdf
Walsh:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3 .5( e) of the Open Meetings Act
(OMA). 1 For the reasons explained below, the Public Access Bureau concludes that the Village
of River Forest (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) did not violate...
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84086, issued January 2, 2026.pdf
Berlin:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3. 5( e) of the Open Meetings Act
OMA) ( 5 ILCS 120/ 3. 5( e) ( West 2024))....
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84055, issued March 25, 2025.pdf
Shanell Bowden
March 25, 2025
Page 3
issued January 9, 2019, at 5-7 (board improperly enforced a rule on public comment that was not
established and recorded in violation of section 2.06(g)); Ill. Att'y Gen. Pub. Acc. Op....
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83040, issued October 10, 2024.pdf
On October 3, 2024, the District confirmed that there is no
recording of the meeting....
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82010, issued July 10, 2024.pdf
Vasselli filed suit against the Board concerning the same
allegations under section 3(a) of OMA ( 5 ILCS 120/ 3(a) ( West 2022))....
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81742, issued June 14, 2024.pdf
Lightfoot as " Additional Legislative Counsel" would violate the Village Code,
the Trustees " attempted to amend the agenda item" 3 during the special meeting by motioning to
appoint Ms....
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81492, issued November 4, 2024.pdf
In analyzing whether an entity constitutes an advisory body of a public body,
Illinois courts have examine d (1) who appoints the members of the entity , (2) the formality of
their appointment, (3) whether the members are paid for their tenure , (4) the entity's...
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81208, issued March 26, 2025.pdf
Codo:
This determination is issued pursuant to section 3 .5( e) of the Open Meetings Act
(OMA) (5 ILCS 120/3.5(e) (West 2022))....
