By: Diane Benjamin The audit is done, not released though: Evidently the City doesn’t think they have to print the P-Card spending list anymore, just 1 big amount. Amazon purchases are listed without a descriptions – pages of them. Link to Bills and Payroll: https://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=25260 Agenda: http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1090&Inline=True Tari wants to re-appoint Rob Fazzini to the […]
By: Diane Benjamin Three emails with my FOIA request showed up last night: Public Building Commission! Almost every other government agency waits 5 days to respond to FOIA requests, even if they have the information easily available. Thanks to Robert Porter, Commission Council. If you missed the previous stories: https://blnnews.com/2020/01/20/ever-heard-of-the-public-building-commission/ https://blnnews.com/2020/01/21/more-on-the-public-building-commission/ https://blnnews.com/2020/01/22/more-public-build-commission-3/ Evidently the records […]
Robert Porter received both my first and second emails – I received an automated response to my FOIA: By: Diane Benjamin This is story number 3. I don’t mind ruffling feathers when requests for information aren’t answered. The people I emailed in this story still have not responded: https://blnnews.com/2020/01/20/ever-heard-of-the-public-building-commission/ All I want is the minutes […]
By: Diane Benjamin See yesterday’s story: https://blnnews.com/2020/01/20/ever-heard-of-the-public-building-commission/ Frist, there is State Law governing Public Building Commissions – it was enacted in 1955: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=683&ChapterID=11 Excerpts: They are separate from other government agencies They have to keep minutes, receipts and disbursement records They are subject to an annual audit They can sign contracts and borrow money I have […]
Jim Soeldner sent this link to a 2017 Pantagraph story describing the Public Building Commission. https://www.pantagraph.com/building-blocks-pbc-marks-years-of-construction-projects Evidently they have been violating the Open Meetings Act for years. By: Diane Benjamin I bet you thought the County was building the addition to the Law and Justice Center. Remember when your sales tax was raised to fund […]
