Board extends agreement with Nugent Curtis Real Estate and authorizes chair to negotiate offers

The Kankakee County Board on Sept. 9 approved a resolution authorizing the chairman to sign an extended agreement with Nugent Curtis Real Estate and voted to give the chairman authority to accept or negotiate reasonable offers in connection with a county real-estate matter. The board first approved the contract extension by roll call. During new business, a board member moved that the county make a counteroffer and authorize the chairman to accept any reasonable offer; that motion passed on roll call. The meeting included an executive session earlier described as "purchase sale of real estate" under an Illinois statute citation read into the record; the specific property and negotiation details were discussed in executive session and were not disclosed in open session. On returning from executive session, the board took the two recorded actions: the extension with Nugent Curtis and the authorization for the chairman to act on reasonable offers. The item includes direction for the chair and staff to proceed with negotiations; board members did not record further public discussion of price points or terms in open session.