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Committee moves to closed session for collective bargaining discussion under Illinois statute
Summary
The committee voted to enter closed session to discuss collective negotiating matters with employees under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2); no decisions were made in closed session and the body later returned to open session.
The Geneva Committee of the Whole voted to enter closed session to discuss collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2). The chair said no decisions would be made during the closed session and asked members of the public not authorized to remain to exit the room; the recording was turned off and a voice-only recording continued.
The committee later voted to return to open session by roll call and announced the meeting had returned to open session. No substantive actions or decisions taken during closed session were disclosed on the public record after the body reconvened.
The motion and statutory citation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)) were made on the record to support the council's use of a closed session for collective bargaining discussions; attendees were instructed about recording and public access consistent with the cited section of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
