§ 2-32. Meetings generally.

(a)

Regular meetings of the county board shall commence promptly at 7:00 p.m. and shall end no later than 10:30 p.m. unless extended by majority vote of the members present. Meetings shall be held on the third Wednesday of each month. Special meetings may be called by the chairman in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The meeting agenda, board minutes, committee reports, and a compilation of bills to be paid shall be made available to board members and to the public on the county's website not less than five calendar days prior to regular board meetings.

(b)

Special meetings of the board shall be held when requested by at least one-third of the members of the board, which request shall be in writing, addressed to the clerk of the board, and specifying the time and place of such meeting. The clerk shall then give notice of such special meeting to members and to the general public as required by law.

(c)

Regular meetings of the county board may be cancelled by a two-thirds majority vote of the executive committee. Notice of cancellation shall be provided by e-mail to board members and department heads within 12 hours of the vote to cancel the meeting. A vote to cancel a regular meeting may be overridden by written petition signed by a majority of the members of the county board and delivered to the board office not less than six calendar days before the meeting was scheduled to occur. Written petition may include e-mail correspondence sent to the county board coordinator and board chairman. In such event, the executive committee shall meet not less than three calendar days before the meeting to prepare an agenda for the meeting. No more than two meetings may be cancelled in any calendar year. Regular meetings of the board may be cancelled upon shorter notice, in the discretion of the board chairman, in case of emergency, inclement weather, act of God, or other extraordinary circumstance or event.

(d)

Standing committee meetings may be cancelled by a two-thirds majority vote of committee members. A committee chairman may cancel a meeting in case of emergency, inclement weather, act of God, or other extraordinary circumstance or event. If the committee chairman determines that there is an apparent lack of business items to warrant the cancellation of a meeting, the county administrator or designee will contact each of the standing committee members for concurrence in cancelling the meeting. If during that process a member suggests a business item to the county administrator or designee, a new round of contacts will be made. If two-thirds of the committee members agree to cancel the meeting, the meeting will be cancelled.

(Res. No. R2012-37, 5-16-12; Ord. No. 2014-01, 2-19-14; Ord. No. 2017-01, 2-15-17)

State law reference

Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1—120/6.