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Board exchange includes question about trustee’s degree and a tense moment with the village clerk
Summary
Trustee Terry Chester asked Trustee Anna Broadfoot to confirm whether she holds a bachelor’s degree from SIUC as listed on her government application; Broadfoot declined. The meeting also recorded a tense exchange in which Broadfoot told the clerk she was not allowed to speak, prompting Chief Coles to ask for compassion because the clerk had lost her father.
During the meeting, Trustee Terry Chester asked Trustee Anna Broadfoot to confirm whether she holds a bachelor’s degree from SIUC as stated on her government application; Broadfoot declined to answer the question on the record. The exchange was brief and no verification was provided during the session.
Separately, an exchange about draft notes prompted the village clerk to attempt to respond; Trustee Broadfoot told the clerk she was not allowed to speak. Chief Bob Coles intervened, asking Broadfoot to show compassion because the clerk had recently lost her father and affirming that the clerk is permitted to speak at meetings. No formal disciplinary action or verification of credentials was taken during the meeting.
