Committee votes to enter executive session to discuss personnel

Iroquois County Health Committee · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The Iroquois County Health Committee approved a motion under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to move into executive session for personnel matters; Chad moved, Steve seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote.

Chad moved that the committee enter executive session under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body; Steve seconded the motion.

The chair called for a voice vote. Members responded in the affirmative and the meeting proceeded to executive session. One member later voiced a concern about the way the vote was recorded.

Why it matters: Executive sessions under the cited Illinois statute are the standard procedure for deliberating personnel matters in private session. The committee followed the procedural steps required to invoke that statutory exemption.

Next steps: The body moved to executive session; no public deliberations or outcomes from that session were recorded in the publicly posted portion of the meeting.