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The Woodstock City Council met on October 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order with five of seven council members present (a quorum). Public comments focused on opposition to the Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras, while council comments included updates on a local manufacturer, community events, and a commitment to pursue an audit of the camera system by December 2026. The consent calendar was approved unanimously.
Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to welcome you to this evening's meeting of the Woodstock City Council. A few brief announcements before we get started. The agenda this evening and materials of the meeting will be shown on the monitors in the uh council chambers. City of Woodstock operates under what's called a consent format or consent. Yes, consent format. Consent format means that all items for action this evening will be considered in a single motion in a single vote. If a member of the Woodstock City Council wishes to have an item removed for separate consideration, uh they may make that request, and that item will be removed and separately considered and voted upon. If a member of the public wishes to have an item removed for separate consideration voting, they may make that request as well. And if agreed to by a member of the Woodstock City Council, that item as well will be removed from the consent calendar and considered separately and voted upon separately. There are two opportunities for public comment this evening. The first under floor discussion public comment, and the second when we consider items for action. At that time, members of the public may come forward to the podium in the middle of the room. If they're willing to do so, state their name and address for purpose of the record. Feel free to make comments to the Woodstock City Council under floor discussion on items that are not on this evening's agenda or when we're considering specific items on those particular items. With per Woodstock City ordinance, uh public comment may be limited to three uh three minutes per speaker. Any questions on those announcements before we get started? No. Hearing none, I'll go ahead and officially call the order. This October 20th meeting of the Woodstock City Council to order and ask the clerk to please call the roll. Councilman Flynn. Here. Councilman Hansen. Here. Councilwoman McMahon. Here. Councilman Nearman. Councilman Seegers. Councilwoman Ziemba. Here. Mayor Turner. Here. Let the record reflect that five of the seven members of the Woodstock City Council are present in chambers. That is enough for a quorum. We have enough to conduct business this evening. Jane, can you please confirm that the agenda this evening is the same as the true and published agenda? Yes, it is. All right. That being the case, ladies and gentlemen of the council, the people's business is duly and appropriately before us. The first item on our agenda this evening is in fact floor discussion, and under floor discussion, public comment is now open. I invite members of the public who wish to do so to come forward to the podium in the middle of the room and feel free to make comments to the Woodstock City Council on items that are not on this evening's agenda. Good evening, Don Francis 415 Lincoln. I had a couple of things I wanted to bring up. One, I just wanted to update everybody on the signatures that we've gathered for our We Want Flock Safety Out of Woodstock, Illinois petition. It's now up to 2380 signatures who people who have said that they don't want wood um flock or other mass surveillance here in Woodstock. Um I have sent uh digital copy to Jane and I'll provide this hard copy after my comments. Uh another thing I wanted to read uh was this um uh City of Waukegan Department of Police news release. Um and I'm just gonna hit the high points or the low points. Officer Oscar Magpali, an 11-year department employee has been charged with multiple counts of official misconduct following a criminal investigation into the alleged misuse of law enforcement databases, including automatic automated license plate readers. As a result of the investigation, Lake County State's attorney's office charge Magpellai with five counts of official misconduct, each a class three felony.