Contact Us NowCourt affirms Pension Board’s denial of City’s request to intervene in firefighter line of duty disability hearing. By: Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com Illinois municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more are required to create a pension fund for firefighters or police officers in their employ. Those municipalities have a substantial financial interest in the…
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Residency Requirements for Municipal Employees
By: Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com In most cases, a municipality can chose whether to mandate that its employees reside within the municipality’s corporate limits. Special rules, however, apply to police officers, firefighters and appointed officers of a municipality. Municipalities that have chosen to impose employee residency requirements have sometimes faced constitutional challenges to their policies. …
Illinois FOIA prohibits disclosure of disciplinary records older than 4 years
Disciplinary Records Older Than 4 Years Prohibited from Disclosure in Response to FOIA Request By: Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com Public employers have sometimes attempted to prevent the disclosure of an employee’s disciplinary records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request under the theory that a request for such records is an unwarranted invasion…
The Role of the Joint Committee under Senate Bill 7
Every District’s Joint Committee must hold its first meeting to discuss RIF issues by December 1, 2011 By Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com The Education Reform Act (commonly known as Senate Bill 7) created new rules for the reduction in force (RIF) and recall of honorably discharged teachers. In a nutshell, the old seniority system is…
Mandatory Open Meetings Act Training for Members of Local Government
Recent amendment to Open Meetings Act requires all elected and appointed members of public bodies to receive training By Robert B. McCoy robert.mccoy@mhtlaw.com A recent amendment to the Open Meetings Act, which becomes effective January 1, 2012, requires all elected or appointed members of a public body to receive mandatory training regarding the various requirements…