The Massey Commission is “charged to address systematic racism and community mistrust in the patterns and practices of law enforcement and other helping professions.”
At its most recent meeting citizens, including three county board members, emphasized the need to resolve the question of legal authority question for a sheriff recall ordinance.
Despite the recall question not being on the next ballot, the commission is still committed to pursue recall, since this was a key objective voiced by the public at the first listening session last September.
Conventional wisdom is that as a non-home-rule county, Sangamon County lacks the constitutional authority to enact any such ordinance.
