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Council goes into closed session on real-estate matter, returns without action
Summary
The Monticello City Council entered closed session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act provision for real estate and stated it would take no action upon returning to open session.
Monticello — The City Council moved into closed session Monday under a statutory provision for real-estate negotiation and, when it reconvened, the mayor announced the council would not take action afterwards and proceeded to adjourn.
The mayor cited the statutory authority (closed-session provision) before the council voted to enter closed session. Council members voted in favor of the motion to adjourn after returning to open session. No formal decisions or votes on real-estate transactions were recorded during open session.
Background: City staff phrased the closed-session authority in the meeting as "5 ILCS 120/2(c)" (the Open Meetings Act provision commonly used for real-estate discussions). The meeting record shows the council entered closed session and then adjourned with no action taken in open session.
