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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1 CHAPTER 5 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE IN REGARD TO the recording of meetings
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities, with such fines or penalties as may deemed proper; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to establish a policy for recording, by audio and/or video means, all regular and special meetings of the Village Board of Trustees and all Village Standing Committees; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the amendments set out below are in the best interests of the Village and its residents and will enhance the public safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 1, Chapter 5, Section 1-5-8, paragraphs 6 through 9 of the Orland Park Village Code are hereby deleted in their entirety, and the following is substituted in place of said deleted paragraphs:
“6. The Village of Orland Park shall record, by audio and/or video means, all regular and special meetings of the Village Board of Trustees and all Village Standing Committees. The recordings are public records and shall be subject to inspection and copying by any person in accordance with Sections 140/1, et seq., of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1, et seq.). The recordings shall be maintained by the Village Clerk and disposed of in accordance with the Illinois Local Records Act (50 ILCS 205/1, et seq.). The recordings will be posted on the Village website on the first business day following each recorded Village Board or Committee meeting.
Whenever the Village Board sits as a tribunal or conducts a hearing at which witnesses are to testify, and a witness asserts his/her right under state or federal law, as now or hereafter may be applicable, to refuse to testify if the proceedings are to be recorded, the Village President or presiding officer shall order and direct that all such recording cease during the testimony of the witness, and the Village President or presiding officer shall enforce such order by all lawful means.
Persons attending an open and public meeting of the Village Board or any of its Standing Committees, Commissions, Agencies and Advisory Boards may, at their own expense, record the proceedings with an audio, video, still or motion picture device or may broadcast the proceedings. In this instance, if the Village Board (or the governing board of a Village Committee, Commission, Agency or Advisory Board) finds by a majority vote that the recording or broadcast cannot continue without noise, illumination or obstruction of view that constitutes or would constitute a persistent disruption of the proceedings, any such person shall be directed by the Village President or presiding officer to discontinue recording or transmitting.
7. Persons wishing to address the Board of Trustees at the time allotted by the Board of Trustees for public discussion shall make this desire known in writing to the Village Clerk before seven o’clock (7:00) P.M. of the night of said meeting. Said person shall be permitted to speak only upon recognition of the presiding officer.”
SECTION 2
All other parts of Title 1, Chapter 5 shall remain unchanged and effective. All ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict.
SECTION 3
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
SECTION 4
The Village Clerk is hereby ordered to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, such pamphlets to be available to the general public at the Village Clerk’s office.