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The Illinois Open Meetings Act 5 ILCS 120/ was enacted to protect the citizens' right to know the actions and reasoning of public body decisions, since the purpose of a public body is to assist the people. The statute fosters open meetings and is construed against closed meetings.
The minutes must include: • the date, time and place of the meeting; • a list of the members present and absent from the meeting, and whether they attended in person, by phone, or by video; Page 5 5 • a summary of the discussion of all matters proposed, deliberated, or decided; and • a record of any votes taken.
Ing to 5 ILCS 120/Open Meetings Act, it is the public policy of Illinois that public bodies exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business and that the people have a right to be informed as to the conduct of their business.
Sec. 1.05. Training. (a) Every public body shall designate employees, officers, or members to receive training on compliance with this Act.
Ingly, for a 5-member public body, 3 members of the body constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of 3 members is necessary to adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance, unless a greater number is otherwise required.
Subject to the provisions of Section 8-701 of the Code of Civil Procedure, any person may record the proceedings at meetings required to be open by this Act by tape, film or other means.
Civil Penalties: In a civil lawsuit for a violation of OMA, a court may take a number of actions, including (1) ordering a public body to conduct an open meeting, (2) granting an injunction against future violations by the public body, (3) ordering the public body to make available to the public the minutes of a closed ...
In general, what constitutes doing business, or qualifying to do business, ultimately revolves around the ability to sue and be sued. Which is why there is a statutory requirement to maintain a registered agent that resides in Illinois for the sole purpose of accepting service of process and State correspondence.
While the state of Illinois does not require a state-wide business license, the city or municipality where your business operates may require a license. License requirements depend on the type of business and the local rules.
"Small business" means any for profit entity, independently owned and operated, that grosses less than $4,000,000 per year or that has 50 or fewer full-time employees. For the purposes of this Act, a "small business" has its principal office in Illinois.