Campton Hills is the latest local government where a board majority took offense at a member’s supposedly revealing something that occurred in a secret session.
The Daily Herald reports,
There is no law that prohibits revealing what goes on in a secret governmental meeting.
Locally, that became apparent when the Crystal Lake Park board dropped a count in a lawsuit against Park Board member Leona Nelson.
They kept the count accusing the upper-80 year old for sexual harassment, however.
Campton Hills Trustee, the subject of the censure had the following reaction:
“Janet] Burson denies the allegations, saying she never disclosed closed meeting information to anyone — and besides that, it isn’t against the law.”
A Board has only the social pressure it can bring to bear on other members concerning keeping things secret in an Executive Session.
