These documents were provided by the City of Danville, Illinois in response to a FOIA request which asked for:
“Any and all records related to the hiring/approval of the new Danville “corporation counsel” on February 16 2021.
Records should include any job listings/postings and all records related to applicants, including email and other written correspondence, attachments such as letters of recommendation, and correspondence to/from references.”
Danville produced a 14 pages of records, but after Check CU questioned the completeness of their response, the City produced additional records. Without explanation, the Deputy Clerk Megan Mudd had originally failed to produce what she claims is the only letter of reference received by the City. The letter was from Urbana Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin. Danville also originally failed to produce James Simon’s list of references and the original job listing, but did supply them after further inquiry.
Danville supplied all PDF’s in a non-searchable image format, but Check CU converted the files to a searchable format.
City of Danville Hiring of James Simon as Corporation Counsel (City Attorney) Records
City of Danville Hiring of James Simon as Corporation Counsel (City Attorney) – Simon References
City of Danville Hiring of James Simon as Corporation Counsel (City Attorney) – Job Posting