Meeting Notices & Agendas

143 Illinois PAC opinions and determination letters about meeting notices & agendas.

A village board's agenda description of an employee termination
Binding opinionViolation found
2026 PAC 92914 · Village of Okawville · 2026
Violation found
Closed meetings of a municipal pool committee
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 85894 · City of Peru · 2025
Violation found
Vote on an unidentified trustee appointee
Binding opinionViolation found
2025 PAC 86731 · Village of Sauk Village Board of Trustees · 2025
Violation found
Public comment rules at a school board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Education of the City of Chicago · 2025
Violation found
Informal gatherings of a village board
Determination letterNo violation
Village of River Forest · 2025
No violation found
A county board's Zoom gathering of committee members
Determination letterClosed no further action
Shelby County Board · 2025
Closed, no further action
Trustees' Facebook comments as a public meeting
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Hebron Board of Trustees · 2025
No violation found
Agenda descriptions of a development agreement and a remote attendance vote
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Cary · 2025
Closed, no further action
Meeting agenda descriptions for final action items
Determination letterClosed no further action
Crystal Lake Park District Board of Commissioners · 2025
No violation found
Recording of a coal mine permit hearing
Determination letterClosed no further action
Office of Mines & Minerals of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources · 2025
Closed, no further action
Agenda descriptions for personnel action items
Determination letterViolation found
Nashville Community High School District No. 99 Board of Education · 2025
Violation found
Remote trustee attendance and unlisted vehicle purchase vote
Binding opinionPartial violation
2024 PAC 80807 · Village of Princeville · 2024
Partial violation found
A village board's change of regular meeting dates
Binding opinionViolation found
2024 PAC 82412 · Village of Marissa · 2024
Violation found
Board vote to appoint an executive director without agenda notice
Determination letterViolation found
Agency for Community Transit (ACT) Board · 2024
Violation found
Meeting agendas, public comment periods, and COVID-19 meeting access
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Urbana Electoral Board · 2024
Closed, no further action
A city council's agenda description for a censure vote
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Silvis · 2024
No violation found
Hiring of a General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer
Determination letterPartial violation
Cook County Board of Review · 2024
Partial violation found
Restricted physical access and in-person comment at a township board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Thornton Township Board of Trustees · 2024
Violation found
A DEI subcommittee's failure to provide meeting notice
Determination letterViolation found
Township of Schaumburg DEI Committee · 2024
Violation found
Advance sign-up rule for public comment
Determination letterViolation found
Executive Committee of the McLean County Board · 2024
Violation found
Restriction of public comment at a library board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Oswego Public Library District Board of Trustees · 2024
Violation found
A village board adjourning before public comment
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Skokie Board of Trustees · 2024
Violation found
A village board's conduct during a public comment period
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Burr Ridge Board of Trustees · 2024
No violation found
A city council's unannounced private gathering
Determination letterViolation found
City of Leland Grove City Council · 2024
Violation found
Restriction of public comment at a village board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Glendale Heights Board of Trustees · 2024
Violation found
A board's vote on undisclosed censure motions
Determination letterViolation found
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees · 2024
Violation found
Two versions of a resolution on public comment rules
Determination letterNo violation
Elk Grove Park District · 2024
No violation found
A Community Advisory Group meeting under OMA
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) · 2024
No violation found
Agenda notice for appointing legal counsel and special investigator
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Dolton Board of Trustees · 2024
Closed, no further action
Final action on an unnoted agenda item
Determination letterClosed no further action
Palatine Park District · 2024
Closed due to concurrent litigation
Approval of a severance agreement on a school board agenda
Binding opinionViolation found
2023 PAC 74927 · Board of Education of Township High School District 214 · 2023
Violation found
A township board's failure to allow public comment at a special meeting
Determination letterViolation found
DuPage Township Board of Trustees · 2023
Violation found
Posting of meeting agendas on a school district website
Determination letterPartial violation
Bond County Community Unit School District #2 Board of Education · 2023
Partial violation found
School committee meetings at a restaurant
Determination letterNo violation
O'Fallon Township High School Education Committee · 2023
No violation found
Meeting location notice on a hospital board agenda
Determination letterClosed no further action
Board of Directors of the Mason District Hospital · 2023
Closed with advisory recommendations
A library board's appointment of a trustee not on the agenda
Determination letterViolation found
Gail Borden Public Library District Board of Trustees · 2023
Violation found
An agenda item for a contract approval
Determination letterClosed no further action
Sangamon Valley Public Water District Board of Trustees · 2023
Closed, no further action
A village board's special meeting location
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Dolton · 2023
Closed, no further action
An emergency school board meeting for storm-damage funding
Determination letterClosed no further action
Township High School District 214 Board of Education · 2023
No violation found
A library board's posting of meeting agendas and minutes online
Determination letterNo violation
Doyle Public Library Board of Trustees · 2023
No violation found
Adding an agenda item less than 24 hours before a meeting
Determination letterNo violation
City of Chicago City Council · 2023
No violation found
A school board's final action on masking guidelines
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 69940 · Community Consolidated School District No. 93 · 2022
Violation found
Votes on agenda items not listed
Binding opinionViolation found
2022 PAC 71237 · Farm Committee of the Shelby County Board · 2022
Violation found
Agenda descriptions for property annexation ordinances
Determination letterViolation found
City of Alton City Council · 2022
Violation found
A village board's agenda description of trustee discipline
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Antioch Board of Trustees · 2022
Violation found
A school board's 30-minute public comment limit
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of New Trier Township High School District 203 · 2022
No violation found
A school board's emergency meeting for a grant application
Determination letterNo violation
Peotone Community Unit School District No. 207U Board of Education · 2022
No violation found
A board member's conduct during public comment
Determination letterClosed no further action
Western Illinois University Board of Trustees · 2022
No violation found
Agenda-posting timing for regular meetings
Determination letterClosed no further action
Village of Hillside Board of Trustees · 2022
No violation found
A park district board's meeting agenda for releasing closed session minutes
Determination letterClosed no further action
Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners · 2022
Closed, no further action
A city council's public recital before a final vote
Determination letterViolation found
City of Sandwich City Council · 2022
Violation found
Agenda descriptions for personnel hiring and firing actions
Determination letterViolation found
Thornton Township Board · 2022
Violation found
Website posting of meeting agendas and minutes
Determination letterNo violation
Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County · 2022
No violation found
A village board's emergency meeting notice
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Maywood Board of Trustees · 2022
Violation found
A school board member's right to speak during public comment
Determination letterClosed no further action
Board of Education of Hinsdale Township High School District 86 · 2022
Closed, no further action
Final action on unlisted fire department ordinance amendments
Determination letterPartial violation
Village of West Salem Board of Trustees · 2022
Partial violation found
Agenda description of an acting highway engineer appointment
Determination letterNo violation
Shelby County Board · 2022
No violation found
A school district parent committee meeting
Determination letterClosed no further action
Community Unit School District No. 300 LGBTQ+ Parent Advisory Committee · 2022
Closed, no further action
A city council's consent-agenda voting procedure
Determination letterViolation found
Elmhurst City Council · 2021
Violation found
Limitations on public comment at a town council meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Town of Normal · 2021
Violation found
Appointment of an interim executive director off-agenda
Determination letterViolation found
Edgar County Housing Authority Board of Trustees · 2021
Violation found
A park district board's discussion of a citizen's agenda motion
Determination letterNo violation
Lindenhurst Park District Board of Commissioners · 2021
No violation found
School board policy revision approval process
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Pearl City Community Unit School District No. 200 · 2021
No violation found
Muting speakers during public comment
Determination letterViolation found
City of Urbana City Council · 2021
Violation found
An electoral board's continued hearing sessions
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Champaign Electoral Board · 2021
Closed, no further action
A violence prevention planning committee's meeting openness
Determination letterClosed no further action
Violence Prevention Planning Committee of the City of Chicago · 2021
Closed, no further action
A village board's public comment period
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Broadwell Board of Trustees · 2021
Insufficient information to conclude a violation
A board's failure to include personnel actions on a meeting agenda
Determination letterViolation found
Vermilion Regional Airport Authority Board of Commissioners · 2020
Violation found
A city council's failure to adopt public comment rules
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Blue Island City Council · 2020
Partial violation found
An advisory committee's closed meetings and missing records
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago Crisis Intervention Advisory Committee · 2020
Violation found
A public hearing scheduled on a legal holiday
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Matteson Board of Trustees · 2020
No violation found
A special city council meeting's agenda and member training
Determination letterPartial violation
City of Colchester City Council · 2020
No violation found
Unannounced conference call among board members
Determination letterViolation found
Village of Capron Board of Trustees · 2020
Violation found
A school board's meeting room capacity and overflow accommodations
Determination letterNo violation
Decatur Public School District No. 61 Board of Education · 2020
No violation found
An emergency meeting with less than 48 hours' notice
Determination letterNo violation
City of Champaign · 2020
No violation found
A city council's final action on an unagendized item
Determination letterViolation found
City of Benld City Council · 2020
Violation found
Public comment rules at a city council meeting
Determination letterNo violation
City of O'Fallon City Council · 2020
No violation found
Board's vote on a "Notice to Remedy" resolution
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 56876 · President Board of Education · 2019
Violation found
A city council's meeting agenda notice for a permit fee ordinance
Binding opinionViolation found
2019 PAC 59426 · City of Newton · 2019
Violation found
Private agency funding hearings and missing meeting agendas
Determination letterViolation found
Maine Township Board of Trustees · 2019
Violation found
A committee meeting with a quorum of the village board
Determination letterViolation found
Greenup Village Board · 2019
Violation found
Public comment restrictions at a village board meeting
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Wheeling · 2019
No violation found
Agenda descriptions for personnel actions
Determination letterViolation found
Columbia Community Unit School District No. 4 Board of Education · 2019
Violation found
A city council's meeting agenda postings
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago City Council · 2019
Violation found
Discussion of unlisted belief statements and resolutions
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 · 2019
No violation found
Public comment time limits at a committee meeting
Determination letterViolation found
City of Evanston Rules Committee · 2019
Violation found
Closed meetings of a university president's staff committee
Determination letterNo violation
Northern Illinois University · 2019
No violation found
A fire district board's vote on an unagendized referendum
Determination letterViolation found
Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District Board of Trustees · 2019
Violation found
A special meeting of a fire and police commission board
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Elmhurst Board of Fire and Police Commissioners · 2019
Closed due to untimely filing
A board member's departure during public comment
Determination letterClosed no further action
DuPage Township Board of Trustees · 2019
Closed, no further action
A city council and water committee gathering during a job candidate's site visit
Determination letterViolation found
City of Rushville City Council and Water Committee · 2019
Violation found
A township board's prohibition of camping in a park
Determination letterViolation found
Wesley Township Board of Trustees · 2019
Violation found
Final action on committee formation not on agenda
Determination letterPartial violation
Lincoln Elementary School District 156 Board of Education · 2019
Partial violation found
Discussion of items under "any other business"
Determination letterNo violation
Algonquin Township Board of Trustees · 2019
No violation found
A city council's public recital on a legal settlement
Determination letterNo violation
City Council of the City of Kankakee · 2019
No violation found
Informational update on an unlisted agenda item
Determination letterClosed no further action
City of Elmhurst Finance, Council Affairs, and Administrative Services Committee · 2019
Closed, no further action
A school board's regulation of public comment
Determination letterNo violation
Rockford Public School District No. 205 Board of Education · 2018
No violation found
Unannounced pre-meeting gatherings and a blocked board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Maine Township Board of Trustees · 2018
Violation found
Public comment restriction to a private room
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Education of Freeburg Community High School District No. 77 · 2018
Violation found
A city council's failure to post a meeting agenda
Determination letterViolation found
Chicago City Council · 2018
Violation found
Agenda items added to a special meeting
Determination letterPartial violation
Dunlap Community Unit School District No. 323 Board of Education · 2018
Partial violation found
School board's public comment policy and its enforcement
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Jasper County Community Unit School District No. 1 · 2018
No violation found
A township board's public comment rules
Determination letterViolation found
Pecatonica Township Board · 2018
Violation found
A public meeting on a legal holiday at a locked facility
Determination letterViolation found
Special Audit Committee of the Saline County Board · 2018
Violation found
A library board's conduct during public comment
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Public Library District · 2018
No violation found
A council's gathering with a reporter
Determination letterNo violation
Illinois School for the Deaf Advisory Council · 2018
No violation found
A tentative vote on dissolving a police department
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Raleigh Board of Trustees · 2018
No violation found
A school board's special-meeting notice and agenda posting
Determination letterClosed no further action
Township High School District 113 Board of Education · 2018
No violation found
An agenda item on a malpractice insurance resolution
Determination letterClosed no further action
Algonquin Township Board · 2018
No violation found
A school board's denial of public comment
Determination letterInsufficient info
Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 Board of Education · 2018
Insufficient information to conclude a violation
A council's meeting notices and member OMA training
Determination letterPartial violation
Energy Code Advisory Council of the Capital Development Board · 2018
Partial violation found; closed with no further action
A school district's website postings for meeting agendas and schedules
Determination letterPartial violation
Neoga Community Unit School District No. 3 · 2017
Partial violation found
Agenda descriptions and public recitals for final actions on resolutions
Determination letterViolation found
St. Clair County Board of Trustees · 2017
Violation found
Final action on unagendaed items and OMA training
Determination letterInsufficient info
Village of Royal Lakes Board of Trustees · 2017
Insufficient information to conclude a violation
Rescheduling a meeting without 48-hour agenda notice
Determination letterViolation found
St. Clair Township Board of Trustees · 2017
Violation found
A gathering of three aldermen about city business
Determination letterViolation found
City of Earlville City Council · 2017
Violation found
An advisory committee's special meeting notice and agenda
Determination letterViolation found
Northwest Facilities Planning Area Wholesale Policy Advisory Committee · 2017
Violation found
A county board
Determination letterNo violation
Fulton County Board Health Committee · 2017
No violation found
A town council's policy limiting public comment frequency
Determination letterViolation found
Town of Normal · 2017
Violation found
A village's committee meeting schedule
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Princeville · 2017
No violation found
Posting of approved open meeting minutes on a school board's website
Determination letterClosed no further action
Midland Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education · 2017
Closed - untimely filing
A county board's meeting agenda and final action items
Determination letterViolation found
Coles County Board · 2017
Violation found
Emergency board meeting on personnel and litigation
Determination letterPartial violation
Parkland College Board of Trustees · 2017
Partial violation found
Notice and agenda posting for a cemetery board meeting
Determination letterViolation found
Decatur Township Cemetery Board · 2017
Violation found
Notice of a school board meeting's relocated location
Determination letterNo violation
Board of Education of Glen Ellyn School District 41 · 2017
No violation found
A school board’s failure to post a meeting agenda
Determination letterPartial violation
Board of Education of Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District No. 325 · 2017
Partial violation found
A board's public recital before a termination vote
Determination letterPartial violation
Board of Trustees of the Village of Swansea · 2017
Violation found but cured by remedial action
Failure to provide notice of amended meeting schedule
Determination letterViolation found
Board of Trustees of the Village of Chatham · 2017
Violation found
A library board's public recital before voting on a treasurer's report
Determination letterNo violation
Atlanta Public Library District Board of Trustees · 2017
No violation found
An unannounced council gathering to discuss water business
Determination letterViolation found
City of Carlinville City Council · 2017
Violation found
A vote on an unlisted settlement agreement
Binding opinionViolation found
2016 PAC 45117 · Village of Caseyville · 2016
Violation found
Advisory committee meeting minutes posted online
Determination letterNo violation
Village of Brookfield · 2016
No violation found
A TIF joint review board's 10:00 a.m. meeting time
Determination letterNo violation
Collinsville Southwest Corridors TIF Joint Review Board · 2016
No violation found
A school board's public comment restrictions and closed-session justification
Determination letterViolation found
Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education · 2016
Violation found
An unannounced meeting on collective bargaining
Determination letterViolation found
Waukegan Public Schools, Community Unit School District Number 60 · 2015
Violation found
A political party precinct committeemen meeting
Determination letterClosed no further action
Republican precinct committeemen (Iroquois County) · 2015
Closed, no further action
A school board's agenda item on a separation agreement
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 23488-On · Springfield Public School District No. 186 Board of Education · 2014
Violation found
Agenda amendments removing items within 48 hours
Binding opinionNo violation
2014 PAC 27859 · St. Clair Township Board · 2014
A county board's advance sign-up rule for public comment
Binding opinionViolation found
2014 PAC 30194 · McLean County Board · 2014
Violation found
A board's final action on unagendized admission fees
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 22987 · Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners · 2013
Violation found
A fire protection district board's meeting location 26 miles away
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 24845 · Longview Fire Protection District · 2013
Violation found
A school board's final action on an employee dismissal
Binding opinionViolation found
2013 PAC 25078 · Board of Education Geneva Community Unit School District · 2013
Violation found
This is a reference index of binding Open Meetings Act opinions issued by the Public Access Counselor
Binding opinionClosed no further action
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Index of opinions