TMCSEA | Executive Committee

Dr. Danielle Owens

Area V Representative & Chairperson

Mr. Tony Ingold

Area III Representative and Vice Chairperson

Mr. Damon Hackett

Administrative District Representative

Dr. Chad Allaman

Area I Representative

Dr. Joe Sander

Area II Representative

Mr. Leonard Ealey

Area IV Representative

Mrs. Amanda Geary

Area VI Representative

Dr. Todd Hellrigel

Area VII Representative

Executive Committee

The TMCSEA Executive Committee is made up of member district Superintendents. There are eight areas of representation with representatives being elected on a yearly basis. This page will provide you with information regarding the Association's Executive Committee.

Full access to the Cooperative’s public records is available to any person as provided in the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), this policy, and implementing procedures. The Director or designee shall: (1) provide the Executive Committee with sufficient information and data to permit the Committee to monitor the Cooperative’s compliance with FOIA and this policy, and (2) report any FOIA requests during the Committee’s regular meetings along with the status of the Cooperative’s response.

Freedom of Information Officer
The Administrative Secretary shall serve as the Cooperative’s Freedom of Information Officer and assumes all the duties and powers of that office as provided in FOIA and this policy.

Definition
The Cooperative’s public records are defined as records, reports, forms, writings, letters, memoranda, books, papers, maps, photographs, microfilms, cards, tapes, recordings, electronic data processing records, electronic communications, recorded information and all other documentary material pertaining to the transaction of public business, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been prepared by or for, or having been or being used by, received by, in the possession of, or under the control of the Cooperative.

Requesting Public Records
A request for inspection and/or copies of public records must be made in writing and may be submitted by personal delivery, mail, telefax, or email directed to the Cooperative’s Freedom of Information Officer. Individuals making a request are not required to state a reason for the request other than to identify when the request is for a commercial purpose or when requesting a fee waiver. The Director or designee shall instruct Cooperative employees to immediately forward any request for inspection and copying of a public record to the Cooperative’s Freedom of Information Officer.

Responding to Requests
The Freedom of Information Officer shall approve all requests for public records unless:
1. The requested material does not exist;
2. The requested material is exempt from inspection and copying by the Freedom of Information Act; or
3. Complying with the request would be unduly burdensome.
Within 5 business days after receipt of a request for access to a public record, the Freedom of Information Officer shall comply with or deny the request, unless the time for response is extended as specified in Section 3 of FOIA. The Freedom of Information Officer may extend the time for a response for up to 5 business days from the original due date. If an extension is needed, the Freedom of Information Officer shall: (1) notify the person making the request of the reason for the extension, and (2) either inform the person of the date on which a response will be made, or agree with the person in writing on a compliance period.

The time periods are extended for responding to requests for records made for a commercial purpose, requests by a recurrent requester, or voluminous requests, as those terms are defined in Section 2 of FOIA. The time periods for responding to those requests are governed by Sections 3.1, 3.2, and 3.6 of FOIA.

When responding to a request for a record containing both exempt and non-exempt material, the Freedom of Information Officer shall redact exempt material from the record before complying with the request.

Fees
Persons making a request for copies of public records must pay any and all applicable fees. The Freedom of Information Officer shall establish a fee schedule that complies with FOIA and this policy and is subject to the Executive Committee’s review. The fee schedule shall include copying fees and all other fees to the maximum extent they are permitted by FOIA, including without limitation, search and review fees for responding to a request for a commercial purpose and fees, costs, and personnel hours in connection with responding to a voluminous request.

Copying fees, except when fixed by statute, shall be reasonably calculated to reimburse the Cooperative’s actual cost for reproducing and certifying public records and for the use, by any person, of its equipment to copy records. In no case shall the copying fees exceed the maximum fees permitted by FOIA. If the Cooperative’s actual copying costs are equal to or greater than the maximum fees permitted by FOIA, the Freedom of Information Officer is authorized to use FOIA’s maximum fees as the Cooperative’s fees. No copying fees shall be charged for: (1) the first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies, or (2) electronic copies other than the actual cost of the recording medium, except if the response is to a voluminous request, as defined in FOIA.

A fee reduction is available if the request qualifies under Section 6 of FOIA. The Freedom of Information Officer shall set the amount of the reduction taking into consideration the amount of material requested and the cost of copying it.

Provision of Copies and Access to Records
A public record that is the subject of an approved access request will be available for inspection or copying at the Cooperative’s administrative office during regular business hours, unless other arrangements are made by the Freedom of Information Officer.

Many public records are immediately available from the Cooperative’s website including, but not limited to, the process for requesting a public record. The Freedom of Information Officer shall direct a requester to the Cooperative’s website if a requested record is available there. If the requester is unable to reasonably access the record online, he or she may resubmit the request for the record, stating his or her inability to reasonably access the record online, and the Cooperative shall make the requested record available for inspection and copying as otherwise provided in this policy.

Preserving Public Records
Public records, including email messages, shall be preserved and cataloged if: (1) they are evidence of the Cooperative’s organization, function, policies, procedures, or activities, (2) they contain informational data appropriate for preservation, (3) their retention is required by State or federal law, or (4) they are subject to a retention request by the Attorney (e.g., a litigation hold), Cooperative auditor, or other individual authorized by the Policy or State or federal law to make such a request. Unless its retention is required as described in items numbered 3 or 4 above, a public record, as defined by the Illinois Local Records Act, may be destroyed when authorized by the Local Records Commission.