Piatt Co., IL. (ECWd) - The Piatt County Personnel Committee held a meeting on March 5, 2020, where one of the agenda items was Board Member Per Diem. Board members questioned when the proper time was for setting their compensation - nobody knew the answer. Time for setting...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - While the Piatt County Board Chairman, Ray Spencer, is facing multiple criminal indictments for alleged Official Misconduct and Forgery, his problems may grow and actually implicate the rest of the board members. The law specifically outlines the criteria for County Board member's compensation. "shall...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - November 9th, 2018 I sent this Freedom of Information Act request to the Village of Hammond. Based on what we reported in this article regarding the Village of Hammond, it is apparent some of these elected officials are failing their community by not...
Piatt Co. (ECWd) - We routinely find local government bodies being given bad legal advice from their attorney, but in the Village of Hammond, a new twist. Legal advice is given but ignored. The Village wants a new maintenance building, and it's going to cost more than $25,000.00,...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - The Village of Atwood Board held a Special Meeting on January 24, 2018. The resignation of Trustee Venis was read and accepted by the board as a valid resignation. The resignation of Trustee Cornwell, scheduled to be read, was not considered by the board...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We have been notified of a Special Meeting scheduled for this afternoon, January 24, 2018 @ 5:30 p.m., of the Village of Atwood Board of Trustees to accept the resignations of Trustees Venis and Cornwell for reasons not disclosed on the agenda. Also...
ATWOOD, IL. (ECWd) - We visited Atwood, Illinois during their January 16, 2018 public meeting and spoke about elected officials and their right of access to records of the public body. Atwood, Illinois is a small village of a little over 1200 residents, and is located both...
