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Lee County board votes to dismiss chief county assessor
Summary
After an executive session, the Lee County board voted by roll call to dismiss the chief county assessment officer effective immediately; the motion was introduced by Miss Shiela and seconded by Nancy and carried unanimously among members present.
Miss Shiela moved that the county dismiss the chief assessment officer effective immediately, and Nancy seconded the motion. The board proceeded to a roll-call vote and the motion passed with all members present voting yes.
The board took the action after an executive session called earlier in the meeting to discuss a personnel matter under the statute cited by the presiding official. Before the vote the presiding official said: "What we have before us this evening is the consideration for a vote on the dismissal of the chief county assessor assessment officer pursuant to 35 I l ILCS 200 slash 3 dash 10. This vote will be done by roll call vote." The board then reopened to open session and considered the dismissal motion.
The motion to enter executive session had been made and seconded earlier; the presiding official announced the purpose as discussing a personnel matter under the ILCS provision cited at the time the body moved into closed session. Following the executive session, a motion by Ali to move out of closed session — seconded by Nancy — brought the meeting back into open session, where Miss Shiela moved for dismissal and Nancy seconded.
During the roll-call vote on the dismissal motion the clerk called each name and members answered in the affirmative. Names recorded as voting yes include: Lally, Taylor, Pearson, Rod, Scheelein, Skrogstad, White, Wilson, Zeman, Acree, Anderson, Frio, Gascoigne, Hudson, Huss, Kitson, Kopin, Olsen (each recorded as voting yes). The presiding official announced "Motion passes." The transcript records no recorded 'no' votes, abstentions, or recusals on the dismissal motion.
After the vote the board approved a motion to adjourn (moved by Mister Wilson and seconded by Nancy) and the meeting closed. The record in the transcript does not include further detail on the reasons for the dismissal, any disciplinary findings, any severance or effective-termination paperwork, or next steps for staffing the assessor's office; those items were not specified in the minutes provided.
