Section 395.203 Meetings of the Members
a) Compliance
with Open Meetings Act: All meetings of the Board shall be in compliance with
the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120].
b) Regular
Meetings: The regular meetings of the Board shall be held at the Offices of IHDA when there are appeals, other applicable context,
or other business to come before the Board, at least annually, with the
specific date for the annual meeting to be set no later than January 1 of each
calendar year. The Board may hold a regular meeting simultaneously at
the Offices of IHDA and one or more other locations in a Public Building
through an interactive video conference if public notice and public access are
provided for all meeting locations. Members physically present in those
locations shall count towards determining a quorum. [5 ILCS 120/2.01]
c) Rescheduled
Meetings: A regular meeting of the Board may be rescheduled as determined by
the Chairperson, in which event notice of the rescheduled meeting shall be
given in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
d) Special
Meetings: Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chairperson
or upon request of any two Members of the Board. Public notice of the
special meeting, except a meeting held in the event of a bona fide emergency,
or of any rescheduled regular meeting described in subsection (c), or of
a reconvened meeting shall be given at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Notice of the special meeting, and the agenda for the meeting, shall be
posted at the Offices of IHDA and on IHDA's website. [5 ILCS 120/2.02]
e) Emergency
Meetings: Emergency meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chairperson
or upon request of any two Members of the Board. Public notice of the emergency
meeting shall be given as soon as practicable, but in any event, prior to the
holding of the meeting.
f) Notice
of Meetings: The Board, through IHDA, shall publish a schedule of its regular
meetings by January 1 of each calendar year listing the dates, times and places
of the meetings, if any. The schedule shall be posted at the Offices of IHDA
and on IHDA's website. No notice of regular meetings, as provided for
in subsection (b) need be given to any Member. Notice in writing of all
special, emergency and rescheduled meetings shall be delivered personally or
via electronic mail, or shall be mailed to each Member at the Member's business
or home address. If mailed, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered when
deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope addressed to the
Member, with postage prepaid. Any Member may waive notice of a special,
emergency or rescheduled meeting and attendance at the meeting shall constitute
a waiver of notice of the meeting except when a Member attends for the express
purpose of objecting to the meeting because the meeting was not lawfully called
or convened.
g) Quorum:
A majority of the appointed Members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. A
quorum must be physically present at any meeting of the Board. A Member
attending a meeting via video conference as provided for in subsection (b) will
be considered physically present for the purposes of determining a quorum and
voting. The affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed Members shall be
necessary for any action taken by or in the name of the Board at any meeting. If
less than a quorum is present at a meeting, a majority of the Members present
may adjourn the meeting from time to time. No vacancy in the membership of the
Board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and
perform all of the duties of the Board.
h) Attendance
By Means Other Than Physical Presence:
1) If a
quorum is physically present at a meeting of the Board, a Member may attend the
meeting via audio or video conference only if the Member cannot attend because
of:
A) personal
illness or disability;
B) employment
purposes or other business of the Board;
C) a
family or other emergency; or
D) unexpected
childcare obligations. (5 ILCS 120/7).
2) The
Member must notify the Chairperson of the Member's intention to attend the
meeting via audio or video conference at least 48 hours before the meeting
unless impracticable. A Member cannot attend more than one regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board for that calendar year via audio or video conference
unless the Member presents a document from the Member's physician attesting to the
Member's inability to physically attend a meeting or meetings. If one or more
Members attend via audio or video conference, the Board, through IHDA, shall
issue a written notice at the meeting stating the names of the Members present
by audio or video conference, the electronic means that the Members will use to
attend the meeting, and the location of the speakerphone or monitor receiving
and transmitting the communications from the Members present by audio or video
conference. The Member must then identify himself or herself by name and be
recognized by the Chairperson or other presiding officer before communicating.
The minutes of the meeting shall reflect which Members were physically present
and which Members were present via video or audio conference.
i) Records:
A full and complete record shall be kept of all Board proceedings. IHDA shall
be the official custodian of the records. Oral proceedings shall be recorded
electronically, stenographically or by other means that will adequately ensure
the preservation of the testimony or oral proceedings and shall be transcribed
on the request of any party to a case. Transcription costs, if any, shall be
borne by the party requesting the transcript. Other records shall consist of
the following:
1) all
pleadings, including all notices and responses to those pleadings, and all
motions and ruling;
2) a transcript of the
hearing, if any;
3) all evidence
received;
4) a statement of
matters officially noticed;
5) any offers of proof,
objections and rulings on that proof;
6) any proposed
findings and exceptions;
7) any decision, opinion
or report of the Board;
8) all
staff memoranda or data submitted to the Board by IHDA in connection
with the consideration of a case before the Board; and
9) Any
prohibited ex parte communications. [5 ILCS 100/10-35(a)]
(Source:
Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 1085, effective January 8, 2026)