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FOIA & open meetings

FOIA requests and denials, Open Meetings Act compliance, records retention.

45 documents across 4 bodies, spanning January 2023 – July 2026.

Shelby County Board (27) · Moultrie County Board (10) · Shelby County Budget Audit Legislative Committee (5) · Shelby County Airport Committee (3)

July 2026

Agenda

Moultrie County Board · AGENDA · matched “5 ILCS 120

No motions. 12. OTHER NEW BUSINESS: None 13. Executive Session 5 ILCS 120/2 14. Comments: County Board; Elected Officials; Department Heads 15. Public

June 2026

Agenda

Moultrie County Board · AGENDA · matched “5 ILCS 120

Marine LLC - Findlay 12. OTHER NEW BUSINESS: None 13. Executive Session 5 ILCS 120/2 14. Comments: County Board; Elected Officials; Department Heads 15. Public

Minutes

Moultrie County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

TY, ILLINOIS JUNE 11, 2026 988 OTHER NEW BUSINESS None. EXECUTIVE SESSION 5 ILCS 120/2 None. COMMENTS BOARD T. Graven stated they are going to have an extra B

May 2026

5.14.26 Min

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

f money in 029 to cover the Performance Services bills. Kirk Allen spoke about FOIA requests, lawsuits and PCOM. A vacancy was announced in Shelby County Board Di

Agenda

Moultrie County Board · AGENDA · matched “5 ILCS 120

No meeting No motions. 13. OTHER NEW BUSINESS: None. 14. Executive Session 5 ILCS 120/2 15. Comments: County Board; Elected Officials; Department Heads 16. Public

Minutes

Moultrie County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

n stated no meeting, no motions. OTHER NEW BUSINESS None. EXECUTIVE SESSION 5 ILCS 120/2 None. COMMENTS BOARD Roe informed everyone that IDOT with Illinois Tran

April 2026

Agenda

Moultrie County Board · AGENDA · matched “5 ILCS 120

LLC with a location of 536 CR 800N, Findlay, IL 62534. 13. Executive Session 5 ILCS 120/2 14. Comments: County Board; Elected Officials; Department Heads 15. Public

Minutes

Moultrie County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

roll call vote was taken; the motion carrie s, 7 yes, 0 no. EXECUTIVE SESSION 5 ILCS 120/2 None. COMMENTS BOARD Wilhelm brought up that it did not make the agenda

March 2026

Agenda

Moultrie County Board · AGENDA · matched “5 ILCS 120

tions for United States Congress, and Primary Elections. 13. Executive Session 5 ILCS 120/2 14. Comments: County Board; Elected Officials; Department Heads 15. Publi

Minutes

Moultrie County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

, roll call vote was taken; the motion carried 9 yes, 0 no. EXECUTIVE SESSION 5 ILCS 120/2 None. COMMENTS BOARD Wilhelm stated he is appreciative of the conversat

September 2025

9.11.25 Co Bd min

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

ring repair. At this time Ross made motion to enter Closed Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (C- 11) pending litigation. Pritchard seconded said motion, which passed by r

June 2025

6.12.2025 CBM

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

d be transparency and a roster should be provided without being requested via a FOIA. A current roster of both the Dive Team and the Rescue Squad was emailed to the

May 2025

5.8.2025 CBM

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

eed to approve bookkeeping, questions about why roster has to be requested by a FOIA request Board needing to ask legal counsel about transfer of funds for social

March 2025

3.13.2025 CBM

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

rious issues It was asked if the county would create a policy regarding verbal FOIA requests Ross made motion to approve the appointment of James Mitchell to Shel

February 2025

2.13.2025 CBM

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

th, moved files, organized her office, and taken the required trainings of OMA, FOIA, and sexual harassment. Debolt stated she had retained 3 former deputy coroners

January 2025

1.9.2025 CBM

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

ics: A request was mailed to those attending UCCI training to ask about verbal FOIA’s Board members being threatened with lawsuits need to report to the State’s At

November 2024

Nov 25 24

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

and Yantis. At this time Ross made motion to enter closed session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (C- 11) pending litigation. McCormick seconded said motion, which passed by r

October 2024

10-21-2024 Board

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

vote (17 yes, O no). McCormick made motion to enter Closed Session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c 11) pending litigation. Firnhaber seconded said motion which passed by rol

September 2024

Sept 12 CB

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

: Social media posts made by elected officials and members of the board Verbal FOIA requests Questioned 4 audit drafts received by board Lack of transparency by

July 2024

July 11 2024 (2)

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “Attorney General opinion

asurer Firnhaber stated she thought the prior State’s Attorney had asked for an Attorney General opinion about the payment of these taxes. Edwards made motion to table this item. Mart

May 2024

May 9 2024 (2)

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “FOIA

eryone until it is approved and ratified by the board the draft audit cannot be FOIA’d. Chairman Orman requested approval of the following appointments: Ruth Wool

March 2024

March 14 2024 (2)

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

allace). On a motion by Ross, the board voted enter Closed session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 C 2 ~— collective bargaining matters. Shuff seconded said motion, which passe

March 14 2024 (3)

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

y Courthouse, following a motion and roll call vote, for the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2(C)(2) — collective negotiating matters. Sheriff Brian McReynolds also attende

January 2024

September 2023

August 2023

July 2023

July 13 2023

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

losed Session following a motion and roll call vote, for the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2 (C-2) Collective Negotiating Matters. State’s Attorney Robert Hanlon, Sheriff

June 2023

June 27 2023 (2)

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

losed Session following a motion and roll call vote, for the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2 (C-2) Collective Negotiating Matters. State’s Attorney Robert Hanlon, Sheriff

June 27 2023

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

losed Session following a motion and roll call vote, for the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2 (C-2) Collective Negotiating Matters. State’s Attorney Robert Hanlon, Sheriff

April 2023

County Board minutes April 13 2023

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “open meetings act

ter for everyone. Chairman Orman stated no, as this could be a violation of the open meetings act. Ross withdrew his motion to approve PPI to conduct an archeological survey. R

March 2023

February 2023

Feb 9 2023

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “Public Comment Policy

iness for the County Board passed by voice vote (20 yes, 0 no). Changes to the Public Comment Policy as drafted by the Legislative committee were presented for approval. Williams m

January 2023

Jan 12 2023

Shelby County Board · MINUTES · matched “5 ILCS 120

losed Session following a motion and roll call vote, for the statutory citation 5 ILCS 120/2(C)(11) - litigation. Appointed counsel for the Shelby County Board/County Tre

Not tied to a meeting date

We hold these and they mention the topic, but nothing in them told us which meeting they belong to. They are listed rather than dropped, and deliberately not given a date we inferred.

FOIA REQUEST FORM

Moultrie County Board · OTHER

Is this request for a Commercial Purpose? YES or NO (It is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act for a person to knowingly obtain a public record for a commercial purpose