Listening to public comments at Monday’s City Council meeting are, from left, City Clerk Janet Kilkelly, attorney Kelley Gandurski and Mayor Ann Taylor. A Waukegan City Council move to strip City Clerk Janet Kilkelly of her duties not mandated under Illinois law, in the wake of her indictment for official misconduct, was narrowly defeated Monday night.
A near capacity crowd of approximately 100 people were at Monday’s City Council meeting in Waukegan. When the agenda for Monday’s meeting was posted on the city’s website Friday, the proposed ordinance suspending all of the clerk’s duties not mandated under state law was included. Turner said in his closing remarks at the meeting, that the credits were approved by the City Council in December, 2020 to “businesses struggling with the pandemic” trying “to comply with the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”
“The mayor has asked me to call you out of order,” Gandurski said. “It’s a yes or no vote. The time for discussion has passed.” Florian, who voted yes, said she voted for the resolution because making the non-state-mandated duties of the city clerk part of the responsibilities of the mayor’s office will make a smoother situation for city employees.