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Board approves retention of closed minutes and destruction of old verbatim audio records under IL Open Meetings Act
Summary
Board voted to retain certain closed-session minutes and to destroy verbatim audio records from executive sessions held prior to May 1, 2024, consistent with the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120).
The Mendota Township High School District 280 board approved retaining select executive-session minutes and authorized destruction of verbatim audio recordings from executive sessions held prior to May 1, 2024.
The motions referenced the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120, as the basis for the destruction of old verbatim audio records; the board's vote on retaining closed minutes and on records destruction passed unanimously (6-0, one absent). The board did not identify specific recordings by date in the public motion but recorded the statutory citation in the minutes.
Board members directed staff to ensure statutory notice and recordkeeping requirements are met as the records are destroyed or retained.
