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MCHENRY COUNTY
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Ordinance 21-9
An Ordinance Amending Title 1, Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code for the
City of McHenry, Illinois Regarding Rules for Meeting Attendance
Passed by the
Mayor and City Council
Of the
City of McHenry
McHenry County
State of Illinois
February 16, 2021
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the Mayor and City Council of the City
of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois this 17th day of February, 2021.
ORDINANCE NO. 21-9
An Ordinance Amending Title 1, Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code for the
City of McHenry, Illinois Regarding Rules for Meeting Attendance
WHEREAS, the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, is a home rule municipality as
contemplated under Article VII, Section 6,of the Constitution of the State of Illinois,and the passage of
this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the City's home rule powers and functions as granted in the
Constitution of the State of Illinois;
WHEREAS, the Illinois legislature has amended the Illinois Open Meetings Act to permit
remote attendance at public meetings without the physical presence of a quorum when certain conditions
have been met; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council wish to ensure that the McHenry Municipal Code
reflects and incorporates this authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF
McHENRY, McHenry County, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1: Title 1,Chapter 6, Section 1-6-3(J),which is duplicative of material elsewhere in
the code, shall be deleted, and the remainder of Section 1-6-3 shall be renumbered accordingly.
SECTION 2: Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 1-6-6 shall be amended to read as follows(with new
text underscored):
1-6-6: MEETING ATTENDANCE BY AUDIO OR VIDEO CONFERENCING WHEN
A QUORUM IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT: In addition to holding meetings pursuant to the
Open Meetings Act,meetings held by any board or commission of the City shall be subject to
the following rules:
A. Remote Attendance by Individual Members:
1. A quorum of the board/commission shall be physically present at the location of an open
or closed meeting.
2. Provided a quorum is physically present, a member may be allowed to attend the
meeting by audio or video conferencing.
3. Any member who wished to be considered present at a meeting via audio or video
conference may make such a request to the board/commission by notifying the Clerk via the
City Administrator prior to the meeting,unless advance notice is impractical,that the member
cannot physically attend the meeting for one of the following reasons:
(a). Personal illness or disability;
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(b). Employment purposes or City business; or
(c). A family or other emergency
4. An affirmative vote by a majority of the board/commission physically present may allow
a member to attend a meeting as provided herein.
5. The Secretary shall record in the minutes of every meeting the members physically
present, absent and present by audio or video conference.
B. REMOTE ATTENDANCE WITHOUT A QUORUM PHYSICALLY
PRESENT IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER DECLARATION• Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section A above any pen or closed meeting of any City body subject to the
requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act(5 ILCS 120) mgy be conducted by audio or
video conference without the physical presence of a quorum of the members so longas the
requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act(as may be amended) for such meetings have
been met.
SECTION 3: If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, sentence or provision of this
Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
not affect,impair,invalidate or nullify the remainder thereof,which remainder shall remain and continue
in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and
publication in pamphlet form (which publication is hereby authorized) as provided by law.
Passed this 16'day of February, 2021
Ayes Nays Absent Abstain
Alderman Harding .-
Alderman Devine
Alderman Glab
Alderman Mihevc
Alderwoman Miller
Alderman Santi
Alderman Schaefer
Mayor W y e Jet
City Clerk Trisha Ramel
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City of McHenry,Illinois Regarding Rules for Meeting Attendance,Page 2
CERTIFICATION
I,Trisha Ramel,do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed,acting and qualified Clerk of
the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, and that as such Clerk, I am the keeper of the
records and minutes and proceedings of the Mayor and Aldermen of said City of McHenry.
I do hereby further certify that at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
McHenry,held on the 16th day of February,2021,the foregoing Ordinance entitled An Ordinance
Amending Title 1, Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code for the City of McHenry,Illinois Regarding
Rules for Meeting Attendance is duly passed by the City Council of the City of McHenry.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 21-9, including the Ordinance and a cover sheet
thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the City Hall, commencing on
the 17th day of February, 2021, and will continue for at least 10 days thereafter. Copies of such
Ordinance are also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the City Clerk.
I do further certify that the original, of which the attached is a true and correct copy, is
entrusted to me as the Clerk of said City for safekeeping, and that I am the lawful custodian and
keeper of the same.
GIVEN under my hand and seal this 17th day of February 2021.
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Trisha Ramel, Clerk
City of McHenry,
McHenry County, Illinois
(SEAL)