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92_SB1756eng SB1756 Engrossed LRB9211733JMmb 1 AN ACT concerning open meetings. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Open Meetings Act is amended by changing 5 Sections 2.02 and 2.06 as follows: 6 (5 ILCS 120/2.02) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.02) 7 Sec. 2.02. Public notice of all meetings, whether open 8 or closed to the public, shall be given as follows: 9 (a) Every public body shall give public notice of the 10 schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each 11 calendar or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates, 12 times, and places of such meetings. An agenda for each 13 regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of 14 the public body, on the public body's website if the public 15 body has a website that the staff of the public body 16 maintains, and at the location where the meeting is to be 17 held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the 18 meeting. The requirement of a regular meeting agenda shall 19 not preclude the consideration of items not specifically set 20 forth in the agenda. Public notice of any special meeting 21 except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency, 22 or of any rescheduled regular meeting, or of any reconvened 23 meeting, shall be given at least 48 hours before such 24 meeting, which notice shall also include the agenda for the 25 special, rescheduled, or reconvened meeting, but the validity 26 of any action taken by the public body which is germane to a 27 subject on the agenda shall not be affected by other errors 28 or omissions in the agenda. The requirement of public notice 29 of reconvened meetings does not apply to any case where the 30 meeting was open to the public and (1) it is to be reconvened 31 within 24 hours, or (2) an announcement of the time and place SB1756 Engrossed -2- LRB9211733JMmb 1 of the reconvened meeting was made at the original meeting 2 and there is no change in the agenda. Notice of an emergency 3 meeting shall be given as soon as practicable, but in any 4 event prior to the holding of such meeting, to any news 5 medium which has filed an annual request for notice under 6 subsection (b) of this Section. 7 (b) Public notice shall be given (i) by posting a notice 8 on the public body's website if the public body has a website 9 that the staff of the public body maintains and (ii) by 10 posting a copy of the notice at the principal office of the 11 body holding the meeting or, if no such office exists, at the 12 building in which the meeting is to be held. The body shall 13 supply copies of the notice of its regular meetings, and of 14 the notice of any special, emergency, rescheduled or 15 reconvened meeting, to any news medium that has filed an 16 annual request for such notice. Any such news medium shall 17 also be given the same notice of all special, emergency, 18 rescheduled or reconvened meetings in the same manner as is 19 given to members of the body provided such news medium has 20 given the public body an address or telephone number within 21 the territorial jurisdiction of the public body at which such 22 notice may be given. 23 (Source: P.A. 88-621, eff. 1-1-95; 89-86, eff. 6-30-95.) 24 (5 ILCS 120/2.06) (from Ch. 102, par. 42.06) 25 Sec. 2.06. (a) All public bodies shall keep written 26 minutes of all their meetings, whether open or closed. Such 27 minutes shall include, but need not be limited to: 28 (1) the date, time and place of the meeting; 29 (2) the members of the public body recorded as 30 either present or absent; and 31 (3) a summary of discussion on all matters 32 proposed, deliberated, or decided, and a record of any 33 votes taken. SB1756 Engrossed -3- LRB9211733JMmb 1 (b) The minutes of meetings open to the public shall be 2 available for public inspection within 7 days of the approval 3 of such minutes by the public body. Minutes of meetings 4 closed to the public shall be available only after the public 5 body determines that it is no longer necessary to protect the 6 public interest or the privacy of an individual by keeping 7 them confidential. At the same time it complies with the 8 other requirements of this subsection, a public body that has 9 a website that the staff of the public body maintains shall 10 post the minutes on that website. 11 (c) Each public body shall periodically, but no less 12 than semi-annually, meet to review minutes of all closed 13 meetings. At such meetings a determination shall be made, 14 and reported in an open session that (1) the need for 15 confidentiality still exists as to all or part of those 16 minutes or (2) that the minutes or portions thereof no longer 17 require confidential treatment and are available for public 18 inspection. 19 (Source: P.A. 88-621, eff. 1-1-95.)