Politics & Government

VIDEO: Special Oak Lawn Village Board Meeting - updated

Discussion and vote on an ethics ordinance from April 26, 2013.

UPDATED -- Per the request of a reader, we have added Mayor Dave Heilmann's entire remarks from the April 26, 2013 meeting.

A special meeting of the Oak Lawn Village Board was called for Friday, April 26, after Trustee Bob Streit (Dist. 3) alleged that he was barred from placing an ethics ordinance on the regular board agenda earlier in the week "out of political retribution."

The new ethics ordiance would bar the hiring or appointment of former elected officials two years after leaving office.

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Friday's special meeting was not televised, but Patch and several other audience members were recording the proceedings on video.

The meeting lasted approximately nine minutes. Some of Mayor Dave Heilmann's remarks were edited for time, but Trustee Streit's remain intact.

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Three village board trustees attended the special meeting, including, in addition to Trustee Streit, Trustees Cynthia Trautsch (Dist. 1) and Trustee Carol Quinlan (Dist. 5). The mayor formed a quorum, allowing the meeting to be held.

Here is a video of the meeting.

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