Rockford Register Star: BELVIDERE — Boone County will begin publishing minutes from board meetings on its website, but officials say the action isn’t the result of a Dec. 1 letter from the Illinois attorney general’s office. Bill Pysson, a 22-year county resident, filed a “request for review” with Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office in April…
Tag: Freedom of Information Act
Library Annual Reports to the City
After the jump are the last three fiscal years’ worth of DeKalb Public Library’s annual reports. DKPL is obligated to provide a report to the City of DeKalb within a month of the end of each fiscal year, although according to an official with the Illinois State Library it is not actually statutorily obligated to…
FOIA Request: Library Reports
Please read the following piece of the Illinois Local Library Act and help me out with a question at the end.
Illinois Local Library Act & DKPL
The DeKalb Public Library (DKPL) apparently pulled a CYA maneuver in an attempt to save its building program at its regular meeting Wednesday night, according to DeKalb County Online.
District 428 FOIA Officer
You know, seriously, not to beat a dead horse here, but I have a proposal for a contest. Using the District 428 website (dist428.org), look up the FOIA officer and then find her e-mail address. Keep track of how many pages you have to visit in order to get to this information. Good luck! When…
Conflicts of Interest & the Tip of the Iceberg
Council’s affirmation of the mayor’s removal of John Guio from the Plan Commission for reasons of ethics comes as no surprise. I wonder, however, if any of the aldermen get that wife Sue Guio’s former position with the city presented more in the way of potential conflicts of interest than her place on the board…
AG Rules Against Release of Names of Council Members Receiving Health Insurance
Yesterday I received a letter from the Office of the Attorney General regarding its ruling on the FOIA request to release the names of council members who take the City of DeKalb’s health insurance. Click on any page of the letter to see a larger image.
Fun with CAFR & the Liberry
The DeKalb Public Library has a current annual budget of $1.9 million, yet apparently has enough funds on hand to buy property valued at $1.8 million. That’s quite a reserve! Normally for slush I’d call for a refund (about $40 per resident) but perhaps we should ask DKPL to help the city save for the…
235 Quinn Staffers Get Pay Raises
According to NBC Chicago.com, 235 of Governor Quinn’s staff received pay raises averaging 11% this year. Of the 235 who received a pay raise in 2010, 225 of them received more than a five percent pay hike. Those rewarded with a fatter check include a labor relations expert whose pay increase is more than $5,000,…
It’s Still On
[Update 8/10: I’ve added my response to the city’s response after the jump.] Click on the photo of the letter if you’d like to view a larger version of it. Click here for the original Request for Review acceptance letter. Click here for the City of DeKalb’s response. Yes, I’ve responded to the response.