Here’s what the mayor is supposed to do: Sec. 3.1-35-5. Mayor or president; general duties. The mayor or president shall perform all the duties which are prescribed by law, including ordinances, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed. The mayor or president from time to time may, and annually shall,…
Tag: Open Meetings Act
ReNew DeKalb’s Annual Meeting
ReNew DeKalb’s annual meeting is set for Thursday, July 28, beginning at 5 p.m. From the info provided at DeKalb County Online, it is unclear when the actual business meeting starts (and there seems to be nothing about it on ReNew’s own website as of this morning). Perhaps it’s the “community presentation” part? Knowing this…
Ellwood Historic Neighborhood Meetings
The following is a summary of documents obtained from the City of DeKalb involving a group from the 5th Ward, the City of DeKalb, and the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) at NIU. The 5th Ward group was first called a “task force” although it has never been an official city committee. Now, the informal…
Legal Services Outsourcing Question Revisited
The May 23 Committee of the Whole meeting contains this discussion item: 1) CONSIDERATION OF A DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF DEKALB. The City Manager has received a request from a minimum of three aldermen to place on this agenda an item to discuss further the matter of outsourcing of our legal…
AG Accepts Request for Review of RFP Change
The Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) has accepted a Request for Review of a possible violation of the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by the City of DeKalb in April.
Library Finally Shows Up
DeKalb Public Library (DKPL) showed up for a dog-and-pony show at City Council last night, armed with packets of information that, once again, escaped being received and filed publicly by Council. The only conceivable reason for such a presentation is to rewrite the narrative of its dealings of the past three years into the meeting…
Open Meetings Act Complaint in Oak Park
http://triblocal.com/oak-park-river-forest/2010/12/28/attorney-general-investigating-oak-park-open-meeting-complaint/
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.
Star Covers Library Comments at Council Meeting
I see some of comments left at the Daily Chronicle website express puzzlement that Mac McIntyre hasn’t yet filed suit in the case of the DeKalb Public Library Board’s violations of the Open Meetings Act. Today the Northern Star sheds some light: Mac McIntyre, member of the Finance Advisory Committee, said the DeKalb Public Library…
DC Hits It Out of the Park
“Schaumburg: Open meetings agreement disappoints”. The settlement – filed and approved in court this week and amounting to little more than a slap on the wrist – shows us that the DeKalb Library Board still has no credibility and that state laws in place to enforce and protect open and transparent government are viewed as…