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Special Board meeting recessed, recorded a closed-session vote but did not go into closed session and adjourned
Summary
After heated public comment, the Board voted to recess and later recorded a roll-call adoption of a motion to commence a closed session under Section 2(c) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act; the chair then stated the Board would not enter closed session and moved to adjourn.
During the special meeting’s public comment period a disruption prompted a motion to call a recess. The motion was seconded and the Board conducted a roll call; the motion was adopted and a 10-minute recess was announced.
After reconvening, Board member Boyle moved for passage of motion number '25-1110-MO1' to commence a closed session to consider matters permitted under Section 2(c) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act; another member seconded and the Board took a roll-call vote that was recorded as adopted. The Assistant Board Secretary recorded responses (multiple members answered 'yes' or 'aye' on the roll call). Immediately after the roll call was recorded, President Sean B. Harden said, "We're not going to close session," and the Board instead moved to adjourn; a motion to adjourn was seconded and the meeting was declared adjourned.
Record of recorded roll calls and the subsequent statement that the Board would not go into closed session indicate that while the Board formally recorded votes on procedural motions, the meeting ended without the Board entering the announced closed session.
