As the Skokie Village Board considered an ordinance setting this year’s pay for senior village staff at its meeting Tuesday, Trustee James Johnson walked out in protest before a vote was taken, but the move did not affect the outcome of the vote. At the previous board meeting in December, Johnson said he would walk out if the ordinance were to pass because it would violate ethics rules and be .
The Skokie Village Board violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved meeting minutes in a closed session at its Oct. 2 meeting, per a binding decision made by the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor, which recommends the board vote on the minutes in a public meeting after allowing the public to have a chance to comment before the vote. Mayor George Van Dusen acknowledged .
Skokie Faces Lawsuit Over Failure To Abide Attorney General Ruling - Skokie, IL - The village board is expected to vote on the matter on Monday more than two months after it was informed of Open Meetings Act violations.
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In a non-binding decision, the Illinois Attorney General found that the Skokie Village Board violated a law that requires meetings to be held in public view.