Open Meetings Act violation investigation continues for County Board Chair

Open Meetings Act violation investigation continues for County Board Chair

By ERIN SANSON Enquirer~Democrat Reporter The Attorney General’s Office provided to the Enquirer~Democrat the response from County Board Chairman Larry Schmidt regarding the potential violation of the open meetings act. The Attorney General’s Office asked Schmidt to provide a response to allegations of a straw vote and text communications with all but three board members. Schmidt’s response to the request is as follows: “Here is what took place.…

AG: Secret Ballots To Elect County Board Chairmen Violate Law –

Ford and Marion Counties, Ill. (ECWd) – Here is a no-brainer, and we are glad to see the issues were resolved by the respective boards when we brought it to their attention. As we have previously published, public bodies voting on anything via secret ballot...