Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - During the December 16, 2019, Onarga Public Library District meeting, the Board thought it was a good idea to enter closed session to discuss giving pay raises to their entire staff. They also thought it a good idea to vote on a...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - On December 23, 2019, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination that the Onarga Public Library District violated Section 2.02(a) of the Open Meetings Act by failing to post its May 14, 209 meeting agenda where it would be...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_55818" align="alignleft" width="374"] Onarga Public Library Board Dec 2019[/caption] During the December 16, 2019, Onarga Public Library District's Board of Trustees meeting, the Board voted to go into closed session to discuss pay raises for all of their employees. After closed session, we...
Onarga, IL. (ECWd) - We previously reported on the Onarga Public Library District's unlawful removal of an elected (or appointed to an elected position) Library District Trustee, destruction of public records, and failure to post an Agenda, (read them here). Here is the latest, with an embellished...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - The Onarga Community Public Library District Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on June 11, 2019. After a late start, the Board heard our complaint about their illegal vote and removal of a board member last October. Imagine if the majority of an...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - Our last article showed how the Onarga Community Public Library District voted to (unlawfully) remove a member of its elective board. This article will explain how wrong that vote was. How vacancies and appointments of Library District Trustee are supposed to work: Each local government...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - "Brazen and reckless disregard for the rule of law" "Clear violation of the right of a citizen to vote and have their vote count" "Attorney Malpractice" Those are but a few words which came to mind, along with "who do these people think they are?," ...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - The Onarga Community Library District, apparently on advise of their attorney, George P. Cuonzo, has been destroying public records in violation of the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and Local Records Act ("LRA"). Last month, I requested copies of certain public meeting recordings...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - John Bank, who has been President of the Onarga Community Library District Board of Trustees for the past 17 years, sent a response to an email I CC'd the library on, where I filed a request for review with the Attorney General's...
ONARGA, IL. (ECWd) - Last night, the Onarga Community Library District held its regular monthly meeting in violation of the Open Meetings Act. The Open Meetings Act specifically requires public bodies to post meeting notices and agendas at least 48 hours prior to a meeting. Those notices...
