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Peoria County follows state's attorney recommendation to keep executive session minutes sealed, destroy older audio
Summary
The board voted unanimously to continue holding previously closed executive session minutes and to destroy audio recordings older than two years except those tied to pending litigation, following the state's attorney's office recommendation.
Peoria County meeting members voted unanimously to continue holding previously closed executive session minutes and to destroy executive-session audio recordings that are more than two years old, except for recordings that relate to pending litigation.
Jenny, a representative of the State's Attorney's Office, recommended the approach, telling the body that the need for confidentiality still exists and that audio recordings older than two years should be destroyed unless they relate to pending litigation.
A motion to adopt the recommendation was made and seconded (mover recorded as Betty; second recorded as Terry in the transcript). Members voted; the motion passed unanimously.
There were no recorded questions or objections during the discussion. The action preserves confidentiality for executive-session minutes while limiting retention of older audio recordings that are not connected to litigation.
