96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4144

 

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross - Kay Hatcher

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 120/8 new

    Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides for the cancellation of meetings and notice of cancellation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by adding
5 Section 8 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 120/8 new)
7     Sec. 8. Cancellation of meeting.
8     (a) A regularly scheduled meeting of a public body or a
9 meeting called by the presiding officer of the public body may
10 be cancelled by the presiding officer of that public body due
11 to lack of a quorum of public body members.
12     (b) A special meeting of a public body called by a majority
13 of the members of that public body may be cancelled by a
14 majority of the members who called the meeting due to lack of a
15 quorum of public body members or for any other reason.
16     (c) A committee meeting of a public body may be cancelled
17 by the chairperson or co-chairpersons of the committee due to
18 lack of a quorum of committee members.
19     (d) Cancellation of a meeting under this Section requires
20 notice by the person or persons cancelling that meeting to all
21 scheduled attendees, the public through the posting of notices
22 throughout the principal office of the public body, and news
23 media that have filed annual requests under this Act.

 

 

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1     (e) The lack of a quorum at a meeting does not prohibit
2 discussion solely of agenda items, provided that no
3 cancellation notice was given before the meeting.