Agenda - South Jacksonville trustees, Aug. 5
Among the items on the agenda are:
• Discussion of the termination of Police Chief Eric Hansell
• Appointment of an interim police chief
• Discussion of the launch of a new website with a resident portal and statistics about its use
• Discussion of the securing of $421,000 funding
• Discussion of “What is a buckle bunny”
• Discussion of Freedom of Information Act requests from Todd Warrick and the Journal-Courier, and update on the Journal-Courier’s lawsuit against the village over records
• Discussion of Village Hall parking lot resurfacing, Dewey Park cleanup, cellular connectivity, Freedom Fest and time capsule plans
By Jeremy Coumbes on July 8, 2021 at 9:25pm
The Village of South Jacksonville is being sued over a FOIA request.
The Jacksonville Journal Courier filed a lawsuit against the Village of South Jacksonville late Wednesday in Morgan County Circuit Court.
According to a report by the Journal Courier on the filing of their own suit, the complaint alleges the village denied requests for records under the Freedom of Information act pertaining to any possible police reports involving Village Mayor Tyson Manker or former Village Trustee Jason Hill.
According to the report, the request was made on June 4
th that included “any calls for police service or assistance to Village Hall [since] May 1st”.
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By Jeremy Coumbes on June 3, 2021 at 8:44pm
Business in the Village of South Jacksonville is on hold until further notice following Thursday night’s Board of Trustee meeting was called due to a lack of quorum.
No official meeting was able to be held after three Village Trustees were absent from the meeting. State statute requires a quorum of four of the six-member board be in attendance for an official meeting to be legally held.
Trustees Megan Davidson, Jason Hill, and Paula Belobrajdic-Stewart as well as Village Clerk Krystin Hill were absent from the Village Hall at the stated meeting hour of 7:00 pm.