ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – During its November 16, 2017 Special Board Meeting, the Atlanta Library District voted to hire a new Attorney. The past Library District attorney resigned. Steven Mahrt,...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) – The Atlanta Public Library District canceled its regular meeting after it was noted that the Agenda had not been posted at the building at least 48...
Atlanta, IL. (ECWd) – ECWd has discovered that Randy Brooks, the Chairman of the Atlanta Public Library’s Board of Library Trustees (and City of Atlanta employee) has filed false statements...
...building in which Library Trustee Bill Thomas had a Prohibited Financial Interest in (APLD Grant Application here). On October 23, 2017, the Illinois Secretary of State’s State Library General Counsel...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – We have previously posted an article on the Attorney General’s determination that the Atlanta Public Library District did not violate the Open Meetings Act on August...
...Library and essentially caused the library board to violate the OMA in a half dozen creative ways. Fessler demanded that anyone wishing to speak first write down their addresses; he...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – On review of past Atlanta Public Library District meeting minutes, it is evident the board was electioneering “using public funds, property or credit” in order to...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – Unsurprisingly, we find more misdeeds committed by the Atlanta Public Library District. This one involves real estate taxes and the paperwork required to be submitted on...
ATLANTA, IL. (ECWd) – After the Atlanta Library District’s August 10, 2017 public meeting, I filed a Request for Review with the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor alleging the...
...library participating with in maintaining the museum? Note it does not say you can take library tax money and operate a museum. It specifically gives them the power to participate...
