•January 11, 2017•

By Mike Brothers

Sullivan replied to an Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor (PAC) request concerning details of the Nov. 21 special city council meeting that led to the appointment of Dan L. Flannell as city administrator.

Kirk Allen of the Edgar County Watchdog entered a Request for Review with the AG office taking issue with items eligible for action at the Nov. 21 meeting.

Mayor Ann Short stated she, the city clerk and city attorney had prepared a response to the PAC request from the attorney general’s office on Friday, January 6.

“We have replied to the Attorney General’s request,” Mayor Short said, explaining they were awaiting a response from the PAC.

At question was a claim that the special meeting agenda did not set forth the “general subject matter” of awarding the city manager a five-year contract, according to the request sent to Sullivan by Joshua Jones, PAC supervising attorney. Jones’ letter was dated January 4, 2017 and requested a response in seven days.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.