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Board enters executive session citing litigation exception
Summary
The Stevenson County Board voted unanimously to enter executive session under the litigation exception of the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss probable or pending litigation.
The Stevenson County Board voted unanimously to move into executive session to discuss probable or pending litigation under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
During the public meeting the chair cited the statutory exception allowing closed deliberation “when an action affecting or on behalf of the public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal or when the public body finds that action is probable or imminent.” A motion to go into executive session was made and seconded (mover not recorded on the public transcript); the motion was put to a vote and passed unanimously.
The board’s stated authority for the closed session corresponds to the litigation exception in the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) — litigation). The transcript contains no record of discussion or decisions reached during the closed session, nor any public action taken on returning to open session.
What this means: the board formally invoked the litigation exception and met in closed session; the subject matter and any follow-up actions were not disclosed in the open record.
