10/21/1963-7- 10/7/63
1. All alderman who have signed documents or requested assistance in investiga-
tion of administrative action of city officials from law enforcement officers
other than those legally appointed by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Des Plaines should state publicly whether their requests were made with any
basis in evidence of dishonest, corrupt, or intentionally negligent conduct
of any city official or officials.
2. All aldermen who conduct, the business of the City Council should examine their
procedures in order that every item of business be. brought before the Council
only after legally conducted committee meetings have been held and appropriate
documents signed by a majority or committee members available.
3. All aldermen should endeavor to keep the public informed of all matters of
public business, as is required by law, but should exercise ,careful judgment
in releasing information to the press in advance of cautious investigation by
responsible committees. We especially feel that the rights of citizens should
be protected from premature press releases before careful investigations are
made and, we seek to ensure that interrogations of witnesses be made whenever
possible in an atmosphere of quiet, but thorough investigation, unhampered by
large, unwieldly groups of people, many of whom may be very imcompletely in-
formed of the matters under investigation.
4. All aldermen should be informed, whenever possible, of meetings of alder-
men and city officials to investigate and perform city business in order that
all the people be represented. These aldermen should then be free to invite
interested members of the press and the public to these meetings, but they
should use good judgment, without abridging constitutional guarantees, in
inviting individual citizens to official meetings.
5. All aldermen have a duty to respect the conduct and good intentions of
the Mayor, fellow members of the City Council, and officials of the City
administration and refrain from public utterances about their character, con-
duct, or manner of administering city business.- This restraint cannot be
exercised, of course, when legal testimony is officially required, nor can
these statments be.construed to prevent public statements which are honest
evaluations of actions , completed or not completed, in the administration
of city business."
Alderman French'referred the resolution to the Mayor and suggested he appoint
a committee of three regarding the resolution.
ADJOURNMENT: The, motion was made by Alderman Prickett and seconded by
Rateike to adjourn. The motion was approved by acclamatio,
Otto W. J. f enrich, City Clerk
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, DES PLAINES, ILL.
HELD IN THE COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL
OCT. 21, 1963 at 8:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Deputy Clerk, Gladys
Buchholz but due to City Officials attending convention at Springfield and
there being MD quorum, she adjourned the meeting to October 28, 1963.
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Gladys Buc ;' olz, Deputy Clerk
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DES PLAINES, ILL.
HELD IN THE COUNCIL ROOM, CITY HALL
OCT. 28, 1963 at 8:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Herbert H. Behrel,
with Alderman Luellen, Leer, Shillington, Figard, C zubakowski, Swanson, French,
Martin, Bonaguidi, Rateike, Prickett and Wright responding to roll call.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The motion was made by Alderman Prickett and seconded by
French to approve the minutes of October 7, 1963. The motion was approved by
acclamation.
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