Special City Council Meeting

City of Joliet 150 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, July 14, 2020 5:30 PM Special City Council Meeting MAYOR BOB O'DEKIRK MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCILMAN PAT MUDRON (7/1/2020 to 9/30/2020) COUNCILMAN DON "DUCK" DICKINSON COUNCILWOMAN BETTYE GAVIN COUNCILMAN LARRY E. HUG COUNCILMAN TERRY MORRIS COUNCILWOMAN JAN HALLUMS QUILLMAN COUNCILWOMAN SHERRI REARDON COUNCILMAN MICHAEL F. TURK Interim City Manager - Steve Jones, Interim Corporation Counsel - Sabrina Spano, City Clerk Christa M. Desiderio Special City Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final July 14, 2020 Page 1 of 1 Special City Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final July 14, 2020 Pursuant to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan, the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity's Guidelines recommend best practices that limit an in-person meeting to 50 people or less (Council Chambers allows for 18 members of the public) while adhering to social distancing guidelines. During meetings, any member of the public physically present in the Council Chambers in excess of the limit will be asked to wait in another room with live feed to the meeting until the Citizens To Be Heard on Agenda Items section or Public Comments section of the meeting. Pursuant to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Guidelines, it is recommended that any individual appearing in-person wear a face-covering to cover their nose and mouth. Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Robert O'Dekirk, Councilman Don "Duck" Dickinson, Councilwoman Bettye Gavin, Councilman Terry Morris, Councilman Pat Mudron, Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman, and Councilwoman Sherri Reardon Absent: Councilman Larry E. Hug, and Councilman Michael F. Turk Note Councilman Turk entered the meeting at approximately 5:36 p.m. Councilman Hug entered the meeting at approximately 5:40 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: NOTE: There is a new temporary procedure for public speaking. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “Public Comments” web page. Cedric Johnson spoke regarding hatred and corruption. Minerva Sneed spoke regarding concerns on the release of the Eric Lurry video and concerns on jurors and minority contract concerns. A brief discussion was held regarding the Police Departrment release of the Eric Lurry video. Meshona Mitchell spoke regarding Eric Lurry death and concerns regarding the video . Regina Bew Jones spoke regarding concerns of Eric Lurry death and local contracts . Loretta Hobbs spoke regarding concerns of Police issues and the Eric Lurry death. Suzanna Ibarra spoke regarding concerns on Police reform. Pastor Wilburn, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, spoke regarding concerns on the Eric Lurry death and accountability. Page 1 of 2 Special City Council Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final July 14, 2020 CLOSED SESSION to discuss the following subjects: A motion was made by Councilwoman Bettye Gavin, seconded by Councilwoman Sherri Reardon, to enter into closed session to discuss personnel and pending or threatened litigation after which the meeting will be adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Councilman Don "Duck" Dickinson, Councilwoman Bettye Gavin, Councilman Larry E. Hug, Councilman Terry Morris, Councilman Pat Mudron, Councilwoman Jan Hallums Quillman, Councilwoman Sherri Reardon, and Councilman Michael F. Turk Abstain: Mayor Robert O'Dekirk ADJOURNMENT: Page 2 of 2