Illinois FOIA & OMA Reference: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) https://illinoisfoia.org/exemptions/5-ilcs-120-2-c-2/ 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z Urbana School Board did not violate OMA by discussing closures in closed session https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-77626/ 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z A citizen alleged that a school board improperly discussed school closures and budget cuts in closed sessions on January 17, 2023, and March 7, 2023. The Public Access Bureau reviewed the board's closed session records and determined that the board did not hold unauthorized closed session discussions on either date. Lake Forest HS District 115 Board did not violate OMA emergency notice requirement https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-65418/ 2021-11-17T00:00:00Z A union representative challenged a remote school-board meeting's notice, closed-session discussion, final action, and public-comment procedures. The PAC found the shortened notice was justified by a bona fide emergency, but the presiding officer failed to state the nature of that emergency and most of the closed-session discussion exceeded the cited OMA exceptions; the Board was asked to disclose the non-exempt portion of the recording. The PAC found no violation in the alleged closed-session f Norridge School Board violated OMA by discussing committee appointments in closed session https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-52158/ 2018-06-14T00:00:00Z A school board member complained that their board held a private meeting to discuss appointing members to a negotiations committee. The Attorney General's office reviewed the recording and found that this topic was not allowed to be discussed in private under the Open Meetings Act. This means the board should have held that specific discussion in an open, public meeting. City of Sandwich City Council improperly terminated employee during closed session https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-49854/ 2017-11-28T00:00:00Z A news reporter alleged that the City of Sandwich City Council improperly terminated an employee during a closed session. The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau determined that the Council improperly took final action when it approved terminating an employee in closed session without first voting in open session after providing an adequate public recital of the matter. The Bureau also found that the Council's closed session discussions on four dates did not exceed the scope of the