Revenue Generation (savings) in Edgar County – Part 6 We decided to run this story ahead of the original part 6 we had scheduled as the events that took place at the county board meeting this week more than justify the urgency of getting this information...
Illinois Constitution The very Constitution our States Attorney took an oath to uphold! If you missed that here it is: Will Accountability ever happen in Edgar County? Article VIII Finance Section 1. General Provisions (a) Public funds, property or credit shall be used only for public purposes. (b) The State, units of...
Double Dipping in Edgar County? You would think that with all the people in charge SOMEONE would have said something about this, put a stop to it, and demanded the money be returned or taken out of the persons pay who allowed it to happen. Where on...
So at what point do we shift from an ethics related statute to a “Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act”? Sec. 3. Prohibited interest in contracts. (a) No person holding any office, either by election or appointment under the laws or Constitution of this State, may be in any...
Disclosure of Economic Interest “I declare that this statement of economic Interest has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete statement of my economic interest as required by the Illinois Governmental ethics Act. I...
“Integrity” Doing the right thing when no one is watching! “Oath of Office” Giving your word as your bond to uphold the laws of the land! “Ethics” Well-founded standards of right and wrong! Do these virtues exist in Edgar County? A few folks have stated we should move...
Its pretty amazing to see the volume of inappropriate spending of our money and in many cases total disregard for the law from our appointed officials. All that aside, when it goes up the chain to where our Elected officials, who are supposed to be...
Edgar County scores an "F" by the Sunshine Review. Information here: http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Edgar_County,_Illinois Well, they HAD to say SOMETHING good about it...
Based on a FOIA request for all 911 Board Appointments and confirmation from the County Clerk that we do in fact have ALL of them we find the following resolution rather interesting. According to this last resolution all the members’ terms ended in November of 2006. ...
Here are your board members: ...
