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LaSalle County committee debates mailboxes vs. email for chairperson objections
Summary
Committee members discussed whether the county board rule requiring the chairperson to notify members of objections 'in writing' should specify county mailboxes as the threshold while allowing email as a courtesy; legal staff recommended a clear, uniform minimum for receipt.
Members of the LaSalle County Committee on Appointments, Legislation and Rules reviewed proposed edits to the county board rule that requires the chairperson to notify all board members in writing of objections to ordinances, resolutions or motions within 10 business days.
A staff/legal speaker (S4) advised that the county can adopt a reliable, uniform threshold for written notice — for example, deposit into the county mailboxes — and that email could be accepted if…
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