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Winnebago County panel recommends loosening strict in-person attendance rule, setting 75% attendance over six months
Summary
The Judiciary & Public Safety Committee voted to forward recommended changes to county board rules that would keep an expectation of in-person participation but measure attendance as 75% over a six-month interval, clarify remote participation exceptions and move several procedural items for the incoming board to consider.
The Judiciary & Public Safety Committee in Winnebago County recommended changes to the county board rules Wednesday that keep an expectation of in-person participation while replacing a 90% attendance threshold with a 75% requirement measured over a six-month interval.
The committee’s vote forwards the proposed amendments to the full county board for consideration at the organizational meeting. The package clarifies that chairs and vice chairs are expected to attend in person most meetings, allows excusal by the county board chair or vice chair, and directs clerks and counsel to align orientation language with actual practice.
Committee members debated whether remote participation should count toward quorum or…
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