1975-05-12 - Resolution 1975-24 - Illinois Open Meetings Act. Clarification of the scope of "personal" RESOLUTION NUMBER 75-o?y
WHEREAS the Illinois Open Meetings Act permits certain
topics to be discussed in Executive Session; and
WHEREAS there are occasions when both the public
interest and the right of employees to a reasonable degree of
privacy are best served by Executive Session discussion of
performance of specific individuals; and
WHEREAS a recent opinion of the Attorney General of Illinois
has narrowly construed the "personnel" exemption of said Act so
as to make it available only in the instance of hiring and
firing, with the result that governmental officials are faced
with the threat of criminal prosecution if they discuss in
Executive Session the performance of individual employees; and
WHEREAS open discussion of performance of specific
individuals is not always conducive to effective management,
employee morale or a full and frank exchange of views;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BUFFALO GROVE, A MUNICIPALITY IN COOK AND
LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, support in concept the efforts of
Rep. Donald Deuster to clarify the scope of the "personnel"
exemption of the Open Meetings Act and urge the Legislature
and the Governor to take appropriate action to protect officials
of affected governmental bodies in their efforts to respect
the right of privacy of employees while seeking to ensure to their
constituents an acceptable level of governmental services,
and that the Village Clerk be requested to send copies of this
resolution to Senators Berning and Glass and Representatives
Porter, Duff, Katz, Reed, Pierce and Deuster.
AYES 6 NAYES d ABSENT
PASSED this /� day of , 1975.
ATTEST:
CilitrLdent
Village Clerk
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BRADLEY M. GLASS 6.1 , COMMITTEES:
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School Problems Commission
Handgun Study Commission
Judiciary Advisory Council
June 3 , 1975 Special Joint Commission on the Environment
Urban Education
Ms. Verna L. Clayton
Village Clerk
Village of Buffalo Grove
50 Raupp Boulevard
Buffalo Grove , IL 60090
Dear Ms. Clayton:
Thank you for sending me a copy of the Village of
Buffalo Grove' s Resolution Number 75-24 in reference to
the "personnel" exemption of the Illinois Open Meetings
Act. As you may know, Representative Donald Deuster's
H. B. 180 was defeated in the House Executive Committee
on April 16.
Very truly yours ,
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