A motion was made by Member Garcia and seconded by Member Yoo to adjourn Executive
Session into Regular Session at 11:54 AM. The motion carried on roll call, all “ayes”. Members
Cahill, Covert, Galassi, and Krajewski were absent.
24.
MATTERS REFERRED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
24.A.
Pertaining to the Review of Executive Session Minutes
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; October 24, 2017; February 13,
2018; October 12, 2021, February 14, 2023, October 10, 2023; February 13, 2024;
February 27, 2024; April 9, 2024; April 23, 2024; July 9, 2024; August 27, 2024; October
8, 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, August 27, 2024, and October 8, 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