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OMA Amendments Allow Additional Flexibility for Remote Attendance and Closed Session

Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 103-0311 (previously HB 2447), which amends two key provisions in the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) effective as of July 28, 2023....more

8/8/2023 / Closed Session Meetings , Illinois , Open Meetings Act , Public Access Laws , Public Acts , Public Meetings , Remote Proceedings , School Boards , State and Local Government

PAC Finds No OMA Violation for Non-Contemporaneous and Non-Interactive Email Communications or Attendance at Campaign Event

Recently, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a new binding opinion concerning the Open Meetings Act (OMA). In the opinion, the PAC determined that three city council members did not violate the OMA when they exchanged...more

6/2/2023 / Electronic Communications , Email , Open Meetings Act , Political Campaigns , Public Access Laws , Public Meetings , State and Local Government

PAC Issues Binding Opinion Regarding Public Business Discussions at Informal “Meet and Greet”

Recently, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion concerning the Open Meetings Act (OMA). In the decision, the PAC found that the public body violated the OMA by holding an improper meeting when it hosted a...more

3/30/2023 / Binding Precedent , Open Meetings Act , Public Access Laws , Public Meetings , Regulatory Violations

PAC Issues Binding Opinion Regarding the Applicability of Predecisional Exemption to Employee Survey Results

Recently, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion concerning the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In the decision, the PAC upholds a school’s decision to utilize the Section 7(1)(f) (predecisional)...more

2/10/2023 / Binding Precedent , Educational Institutions , FOIA , Public Access Laws , Public Records

PAC Issues Two Decisions in Favor of School District Decisions to Withhold Student Records and Proprietary Information

Recently, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued two non-binding opinions concerning the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), both upholding school district decisions to exert exemptions and withhold key documents under the...more

12/29/2022 / Educational Institutions , FOIA , Proprietary Information , Public Access Laws , Public Records , Request For Information , School Districts , Student Records

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