OMA section 2(c)(2)

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Collective negotiating matters / salary schedules

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2). Collective negotiating matters / salary schedules

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2 issues across 2 determination letters:2 violation found.

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Authorities the Bureau cites most on this issue

Ill. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 80-024 cited 2 times
Closed-session discussion of committee appointments (PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 52158) cited 1 times

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TOPIC: 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) - Collective negotiating matters / salary schedules
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/oma-2-c-2/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law. Verify every decision against the source PDF before citing it.

VIOLATION FOUND (2):
- Closed session discussion under collective negotiating exception
  Rule: The collective negotiating exception applies only to discussions directly concerning wages, hours, working conditions, or collective bargaining matters, not to general discussions about an adaptive pause.
  Decision: A school board's emergency meeting notice and closed-session discussions (non-binding determination letter, November 17, 2021) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-65418/
- Closed session discussion of negotiations committee appointments
  Rule: The section 2(c)(2) exception does not authorize closed session discussions of strictly internal matters like appointing members to the public body's negotiations committee.
  Decision: Closed-session discussion of committee appointments (non-binding determination letter, June 14, 2018) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-52158/

MOST-CITED AUTHORITIES: Ill. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 80-024; Ill. Att'y Gen. PAC Req. Rev. Ltr. 52158

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Violation found (2)

Closed session discussion under collective negotiating exception
Rule: The collective negotiating exception applies only to discussions directly concerning wages, hours, working conditions, or collective bargaining matters, not to general discussions about an adaptive pause.
Violation found A school board's emergency meeting notice and closed-session discussions · November 17, 2021
Closed session discussion of negotiations committee appointments
Rule: The section 2(c)(2) exception does not authorize closed session discussions of strictly internal matters like appointing members to the public body's negotiations committee.
Violation found Closed-session discussion of committee appointments · June 14, 2018