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LaSalle County committee approves remote attendance, moves into closed session on bargaining
Summary
At its Jan. 29, 2025 meeting the LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee approved remote attendance for a member under Resolution 23-53, approved prior meeting minutes and voted unanimously to enter an executive session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c) to discuss collective bargaining.
The LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee on Jan. 29, 2025, approved remote attendance for a committee member under Resolution 23-53, approved the minutes of a previous meeting and voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss collective bargaining under 5 ILCS 120/2(c).
The meeting opened with a roll call and brief procedural business before the committee approved a request for remote attendance “pursuant to Resolution 23-53” for member Joe (name spelled in the record as Joe Sopinski and elsewhere as Joel Cipinski). The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all members recorded as voting in favor.
The committee then approved the minutes from the previous meeting on a motion and second. Following that vote the committee moved — on a motion attributed in the record to Tina (the transcript shows both the surnames Bush and James in different places) — to enter an executive session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c), the Illinois Open Meetings Act provision that permits closed sessions for collective bargaining matters. The roll call for that motion recorded ayes from all present and the committee went into executive session.
Votes at a glance - Motion to allow remote attendance pursuant to Resolution 23-53 for Joe Sopinski/Joel Cipinski: Passed (unanimous roll-call ayes). Mover: not specified in the record; second: Mike (surname in the record appears as McEmory and in one instance as McHenry). - Motion to approve prior meeting minutes: Passed (unanimous). Mover: Mike (surname unclear); second: Kathy (surname appears as Bright and elsewhere as Bridal in the record). - Motion to enter executive session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c) for collective bargaining: Passed (unanimous roll-call ayes). Mover: Tina (surnames in the record vary: Bush / James); second: not specified.
No substantive public debate or details about the content of collective bargaining discussions were disclosed on the public record before the committee entered closed session. The meeting record indicates that staff member Melissa had circulated draft minutes prior to the meeting.
