This bill is necessary for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, every budget that a unit of government passes, every contract it enters into and every meeting it holds is an act that taxpayers are financing and have a right to know about.
I posted the link to the article several days ago and today I am sharing just one of the elements of the bill. The one about "every meeting" strikes home here in Peru because of the huge number of executive sessions.
Will the rules regarding what comprises an executive session be changed and will the people who call these meetings be responsible for frequent reviews of past sessions and will the attorney continue to back them up to keep them out of the public light. In the 6 years that Harl has been in office, closed sessions have become common practice and only something like 6 have been released to the public.
Continue to keep an eye on House Bill 2717
http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2717&GAID=13&GA=99&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=88555&SessionID=88http://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2717&GAID=13&GA=99&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=88555&SessionID=88
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I'd be really surprised if this makes it to the governor.
Illinois Government is about spending money on cronies and paying wages to government employees. That is it. That is why this state is bankrupt.
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