Piatt Co. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board approved a settlement agreement with the former Emergency Management Director, Micheal Holmes. The agreement is a result of the federal lawsuit brought by Holmes for wrongful termination in 2021 after he raised issues with unallocated grant funds within...
Piatt County, IL (ECWd) - Piatt County appears to be leading the charge in ensuring Illinois stays on the top three list of most corrupt states in the nation. A recent Federal Court filing by Michael Holmes, former County Emergency Management Agency Director of Piatt County lays...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - Piatt County Chairman Ray Spencer called for the resignation of the State's Attorney and Assistant State's Attorney citing lack of legal representation on County matters. The State's Attorney, Dana Rhoades, issued a Press Release yesterday clearly refuting the Chairman's claims, however, the real...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - We received multiple communications after a local citizen in Piatt County posted a meme pictured below on a Monticello Facebook discussion forum. When I addressed the misinformation with the poster, rather than recognize how misinformation does more harm than good when it...
PIATT Co. (ECWd) - We have written several articles detailing how the Piatt County Board's compensation ordinance violates state law and is invalid. We also wrote about one Piatt County board member who reimbursed the county for funds paid in excess of what was permitted according...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - We have recently written about Piatt County's illegal and invalid compensation setting ordinance for county board members and the board chairman (here, here, and here). After we attended the March 2020 county board meeting, board member Randy Shumard calculated up what he believed...
PIATT Co., IL. (ECWd) - Presser from the Piatt County Sheriff's Department: The Piatt County Sheriff's department at the request of Sheriff Hunt is sharing information that he has tested positive for COVID 19. Although this is a personal matter, some public speculation has prompted the need...
Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board held an Emergency Meeting this morning at 10:00 via teleconference for the express purpose of funding the Piatt County Emergency Management. The Agenda: Friday, April 3, 2020 10:00 a.m. AGENDA • Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance • Roll Call • Amendment to budget...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - While awaiting his criminal trial after being indicted for Offical Misconduct and Forgery, we wonder if Chairman Ray Spencer might face some more charges for violating other parts of the county code? We recently covered the failures of the Piatt County Board and...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Board held 6 Special Meetings in 2019. This is the same county where the currently indicted County Chairman has filed claims for attendance at 30 meetings a month, and he and other board members are being paid in violation...
