HB4144 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4144

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross - Kay Hatcher

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 120/8 new

Amends the Open Meetings Act. Provides for the cancellation of meetings and notice of cancellation.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by adding Section 8 as follows:

(5 ILCS 120/8 new)

Sec. 8. Cancellation of meeting.

(a) A regularly scheduled meeting of a public body or a meeting called by the presiding officer of the public body may be cancelled by the presiding officer of that public body due to lack of a quorum of public body members.

(b) A special meeting of a public body called by a majority of the members of that public body may be cancelled by a majority of the members who called the meeting due to lack of a quorum of public body members or for any other reason.

(c) A committee meeting of a public body may be cancelled by the chairperson or co-chairpersons of the committee due to lack of a quorum of committee members.

(d) Cancellation of a meeting under this Section requires notice by the person or persons cancelling that meeting to all scheduled attendees, the public through the posting of notices throughout the principal office of the public body, and news media that have filed annual requests under this Act.

(e) The lack of a quorum at a meeting does not prohibit discussion solely of agenda items, provided that no cancellation notice was given before the meeting.