Section 1.10  Meetings of the Commission

a)         The Illinois Civil Service Commission (Commission) shall hold an open and public meeting each month.  The meetings shall be held in Chicago and/or Springfield.

b)         A schedule of meeting dates shall be made at the beginning of each calendar year stating the dates, times and places of the monthly meetings.

c)         Changes in regular meeting dates and the holding of special meetings shall be made in compliance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120] and the Illinois Personnel Code [20 ILCS 415].

d)         Meetings may be held by telephone conference call or by video conferencing if done in compliance with all applicable laws.

e)         Unless he or she is an interested party in a contested case subject to Section 1.260, any person shall have the opportunity to comment at a public meeting pursuant to the Open Meetings Act so long as the comment is reasonable in duration and is limited to a subject on that meeting's agenda.  Any such comment shall be made at a time designated on the meeting's agenda and the Commission shall have the ability to cut off a comment if it is irrelevant, repetitious or disruptive.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 16395, effective September 1, 2018)