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City attorney walks council through Illinois Open Meetings Act and public comment rules
Summary
Corporation counsel reviewed the Illinois Open Meetings Act, clarified when the city must post agendas and broadcast meetings, and advised consistent enforcement of the council's five-minute public comment rule.
Corporation Counsel Mordock told the Springfield City Council Committee of the Whole on April 8 that the Illinois Open Meetings Act governs meetings of the 11-member council and that agendas must be posted at least 48 hours before a meeting.
Mordock said the Open Meetings Act requires public comment but does not require local bodies to broadcast meetings, except for fully remote meetings held under an emergency declaration. "Broadcasting public meetings is not required by the Open Meetings Act," he said. He also said the city can discuss matters not on the posted agenda as long as it does not take final action on them.
The presentation explained that the council has two separate rule sets: the council—ook of procedure (adopted 02/2007; amended 2020) and public comment rules adopted June 21, 2022.…
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