OMA section 6

OMA

5 ILCS 120/6. Section 6 overview: OMA sets a floor, not a ceiling -- home-rule units can adopt their own stricter open-meetings rules on top of it.

1 issue across 1 determination letter:1 violation found.

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TOPIC: 5 ILCS 120/6
SOURCE: Illinois Attorney General Public Access Bureau decisions compiled at https://illinoisfoia.org/issues/oma-6/
NOTE: Determination letters are not binding precedent; they show how the Bureau applies the law.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 (1):
- Home rule authority and OMA preemption
  Rule: Home rule units may not enact ordinances that supplant or supersede OMA's minimum requirements.
  Decision: Agenda descriptions for property annexation ordinances (non-binding determination letter, March 4, 2022) https://illinoisfoia.org/opinions/letter-55664/



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Violation found (1)

Home rule authority and OMA preemption
Rule: Home rule units may not enact ordinances that supplant or supersede OMA's minimum requirements.
Violation found Agenda descriptions for property annexation ordinances · March 4, 2022