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LaSalle County committee debates adding roll-call, notification rules for remote attendance
Summary
At its June 2 meeting the LaSalle County Committee on Appointments, Legislation and Rules discussed clarifying board rules on remote attendance, including possible requirement for roll-call votes, 24-hour notice, and limits on routine remote participation; no formal policy change was adopted.
At a June 2 meeting of the LaSalle County Committee on Appointments, Legislation and Rules, members discussed tightening the county’s rules on remote attendance to align with state law and to ensure clarity on voting and compensation.
Committee Chair Don Jensen said the committee should add a rule requiring roll-call votes whenever members attend remotely. “If there are people in, on remote attendants, there's supposed to be a roll call vote for the motions,” Jensen said, arguing the step would verify who is recorded on the vote.
The discussion centered on language in the committee’s…
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