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Violation occurred at special village board meeting last October By Andrea Earnest Enterprise Staff
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The office of the Illinois Attorney General concluded that the Plainfield Village Board violated the Illinois Open Meeting Act during a meeting in October 2014. Plainfield resident Mark Allan Chmura claimed that his rights to public comment had been violated at a special board meeting and committee of the whole meeting last October. Chmura, who filed a request for review to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, had wanted to speak on an agenda item related to a road improvement project. According to documents from the Attorney General’s Office, Plainfield Mayor Michael Collins told Chmura at the time “common practice” prohibited speaking on items that were on the business meeting agenda for a particular evening. The documents show that Chmura asked if public comment was being denied, at which time Collins reiterated, “It’s common practice that we do not allow discussion on items on the agenda.” The village responded to the Attorney General’s office, saying it allows any person the opportunity to address the village board through public comment on its agendas. The village added that the public and Chmura were given the chance to address the village board on that agenda item, but Chmura did not
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