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Legal Department <br /> DATE: 8/17/2023 <br /> MEMO: <br /> TO: Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe&Decatur City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton,City Manager <br /> Wendy Morthland,Corporation Counsel <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the Amendment to Resolution No. 2008-02 Adopting Procedures for Electronic Attendance <br /> at Meetings <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the proposed revision be approved. <br /> BACKGROUND: Currently,the State of Illinois only allows members of local government elected governing bodies to <br /> participate in remote meetings due to personal illness or disability of the governing body member,due to employment obligations <br /> and city business,or a family emergency. The State has recently changed their rules and now allows participation in remote <br /> meetings for a fourth reason:unexpected childcare obligations.Although this provision may not pertain to current members of the <br /> City Council,the city has sought to keep its rules for meeting participation fully conformed to state regulations. <br /> ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Description Type <br /> Resolution Authorizing the Amendment to Resolution <br /> No. 2008-02 Adopting Procedure for Electronic Resolution Letter <br /> Attendance at Meetings <br />