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Crest Hill council tables Jan. 12 work‑session minutes after debate over remote attendance rules

City Council of Crest Hill · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Aldermen debated whether a Jan. 12 work session violated the city's remote attendance ordinance; differing staff recollections prompted a motion to table the minutes pending legal review, which passed by roll call.

The Crest Hill City Council on Jan. 19 voted to table approval of the Jan. 12 work‑session minutes after a dispute over whether a council member's remote participation met the city's ordinance and the Open Meetings Act.

Alderman Dorel Jefferson said the record reflected that the remote attendee was "out of town" and that the city's ordinance permits remote attendance only for…

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