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REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Open Meeting Act, 5 ILCS 120/1 et seq. (“Act”) provides the meeting of the County Board be open to the public except for certain statutorily enumerated types of business which because of a need for confidentiality may be conducted in closed or executive session; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.06(d) of the Act requires public bodies to periodically meet to review minutes of all closed meetings and at such meetings determine and report in an open session that (1) the need for confidentiality still exists as to all or part of those minutes, or (2) that the minutes, or portions thereof, no longer require confidential treatment and are available for public inspection; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has conducted the review required by Section 2.06(d) as to the portions of the following meetings which were closed pursuant to Sections 2(c)(1), (2), (8) and/or (11) of the Act for the purposes of discussing employment matters; collective negotiating matters and/or salary schedules for classes of employees; security procedures; and/or pending, imminent or probable litigation, respectively:
September 28, 2010; October 12, 2010; February 22, 2011; May 24, 2011; October 11, 2011; May 8, 2012; March 12, 2013; April 9, 2013; May 14, 2013; May 28, 2013; June 11, 2013; June 25, 2013; September 10, 2013; February 25, 2014; December 17, 2014; February 10, 2015; March 14, 2017; August 22, 2017; September 12, 2017; October 24, 2017; February 13, 2018; October 12, 2021, June 14, 2022, February 14, 2023, October 10, 2023; October 24, 2023; December 12, 2023; February 13, 2024; February 27, 2024; April 9, 2024; as well as to a portion of the November 26, 2013, December 10, 2013, January 26, 2016, November 8, 2016, and October 23, 2018, closed session minutes.
WHEREAS, the County Board has considered the release of closed session meeting minutes and determined that the need for confidentiality still exists as to the minutes and verbatim records of the following meetings: September 28, 2010, October 12, 2010, February 22, 2011, May 24, 2011, October 11, 2011, May 8, 2012, March 12, 2013, April 9, 2013, May 14, 2013, May 28, 2013, June 11, 2013, June 25, 2013, September 10, 2013, February 25, 2014, December 17, 2014, February 10, 2015, March 14, 2017, August 22, 2017, October 24, 2017, February 13, 2018, October 12, 2021, February 14, 2023, October 10, 2023, February 13, 2024, February 27, 2024 and April 9, 2024, as well as to a portion of the November 26, 2013, December 10, 2013, January 26, 2016, November 8, 2016, and October 23, 2018, closed session minutes, and the County Board has determined that the release of said minutes and verbatim records is not appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the County Board has determined that the need for confidentiality no longer exists for the September 12, 2017, June 14, 2022, October 24, 2023, and December 12, 2023, closed session minutes.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board finds that the need for confidentiality still exists as to minutes and verbatim records of the following meetings: September 28, 2010, October 12, 2010, February 22, 2011, May 24, 2011, October 11, 2011, May 8, 2012, March 12, 2013, April 9, 2013, May 14, 2013, May 28, 2013, June 11, 2013, June 25, 2013, September 10, 2013, February 25, 2014, December 17, 2014, February 10, 2015, March 14, 2017, August 22, 2017, October 24, 2017, February 13, 2018, October 12, 2021, February 14, 2023, October 10, 2023, as well as to a portion of the November 26, 2013, December 10, 2013, January 26, 2016, November 8, 2016, and October 23, 2018, February 13, 2024, February 27, 2024 and April 9, 2024, closed session meetings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Board finds that the minutes and verbatim recordings of the September 12, 2017, June 14, 2022, October 24, 2023 and December 12, 2023, of the closed session meetings are appropriate for release as the need for confidentiality no longer exists, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the verbatim record of each of the closed meetings for which the County Board has by this Resolution made available for inspection and copying shall be destroyed as authorized by law no less than 18 months after the completion of the meeting for which the verbatim record exists.
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Enacted and approved this 23rd day of April, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK