Clerk Allison Key said Tuesday that Dolton has restored online FOIA access, trained certified FOIA officers across departments and launched a long‑overdue ordinance codification effort she expects to be searchable next year.

"That link is back on the website," Key said, describing a restored page on the clerk's office website where residents can complete and track FOIA (referred to in the transcript as 'foyer') requests electronically. She said each department now has at least one certified FOIA officer after training with the attorney general.

Key told the meeting the village has not been codified in 88 years and that the clerk's office has contracted with a vendor to compile ordinances for online publication. "We're in the review stage," Key said. She said attorneys are reviewing the vendor's work, the office has 60 days for review, and "when it's completed, you will be able to go on the website and look at any ordinance you want"; she said the site should be available in the first quarter of next year.

Key also addressed lingering legal and administrative fallout from the previous administration, saying the loss of responsibilities for a four‑year period "created thousands of dollars in lawsuits that we are still working to settle." She framed recent reforms as part of restoring public trust and administrative capacity.

On preservation, Key said the mayor has appointed her chairperson of the Historic Preservation Commission, which oversees the Pope's house. "We just passed an ordinance in December to establish it as a historic site," she said, adding that the designation makes the property eligible for state, federal and private funding to support restoration. Key said Dolton rejected proposals to move the house out of state and hopes the project will attract new businesses and reinvestment.

Key closed by urging residents to support local businesses and stay engaged with village efforts. "We are beginning to become a community that people are proud of," she said.

The items Key described—FOIA process changes, the codification project and the Pope's house historic designation—are administrative actions and announcements; no vote on new measures was recorded in this portion of the meeting. She said attorneys will complete the codification review within the vendor's 60‑day window and that she expects to announce when the searchable site is live later next year.