Thornton Township Trustees outvote Henyard in hostile board meeting 10 44

The agenda for last night's regular Thornton Township Board meeting looked similar to the one for the Special Meeting Supervisor Tiffany Henyard had tried to call on August 28 ( thelansingjournal.com/2024/08/28/no-quorum-in-abse… ). Many of the items were attempts to revisit decisions that trustees had made in previous meetings. The meeting lasted two and a half hours and included motions, amendments, discussions, accusations, questions, and votes. Trustees Carmen Carlisle, Chris Gonzalez, and Jerry Jones consistently voted against Supervisor Henyard and Trustee Darlene Gray-Everett. Those votes are summarized in the article published on our website, following the outline of the meeting agenda — This annotated video of the full meeting is chaptered below: 0:00 - Introduction 1:32 - Reminder to view the agenda of this meeting at thelansingjournal.com/2024/09/08/tuesdays-thornton… 4:34 - Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance 5:35 - Approval of Minutes 6:45 - Old Business: Approval of Events - Gospel Fest 7:30 - Old Business: Approval of Events - House Fest 8:01 - Old Business: Approval of Events - Bingo 8:32 - Old Business: Approval of Events - Tech Savvy 19:43 - Approval of Retainer Agreements 22:52 - Approval of Bills - General Fund 1:03:56 - Approval of Bills - General Assistance Fund 1:09:15 - Approval of Bills - Road and Bridge Fund 1:09:41 - General Assistance Budget 1:10:33 - Regulating Event Expenditures 1:21:48 - Establishing a Credit Card Policy 1:33:27 - Approving the Purchase of a Handicap-Accessible Vehicle 1:44;29 - Supervisor Report 2:09:42 - Public Comment 2:10:05 - Public Comment - Michael Smith 2:13:40 - Public Comment - Kathryn Granberry 2:17:02 - Public Comment - Janelle Taylor 2:21:02 - Public Comment - Dennis Thomas 2:25:30 - Public Comment - Tiffany Trotter 2:28:58 - Public Comment - Trina Downs 2:32:20 - Adjournment The Lansing Journal is the only newspaper serving Lansing, Illinois, and the surrounding community with independent local news delivered every day. We depend on support from our community in order to keep sharing important information. If you value the information we provide, please subscribe — those numbers help us. You can also support us by using the Super Chat, Super Stickers, and Super Thanks features in YouTube. Or visit the Support page on our website to make a gift: thelansingjournal.com/support Thank you for helping to make local news possible!