Legal Department Launches New Webpages
On June 26, the newly redesigned Legal Department Webpages were published to the City’s website. In addition to multiple pages of content and a new Meet the Staff page, the Legal Department added several new features to better serve the public. One of the new features is the Report Fraud page, which includes a FAQ […]
Legal Department Gives Backpacks to Give Back
On December 5, the Legal Department participated in the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen’s annual backpack giveaway. This is the 8th year that Daily Bread has given away backpacks to the men and women they serve. For many, these backpacks will be their only Christmas present. The Legal Department stuffed four backpacks with toiletries such as […]
International Association Honors City Attorney Fred Stavins for 35 Years of Service
In a ceremony held during their 81st Annual Conference on September 30 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, California, the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) presented Champaign City Attorney Frederick Stavins with the James H. Epps, III Award for Longevity of Service to a Community. Fred has served as the City […]
City Offers Convenient New Way to Pay for City Ordinance Violations
The City of Champaign is pleased to now offer a convenient, online payment option for those ticketed for violating the City of Champaign Municipal Code. This new service allows those receiving ordinance violation tickets to easily pay online at citycourtpayments.champaignil.gov. Online payment options include credit and debit cards, online bank accounts, PayPal, and PayPal Credit. […]
City of Champaign Announces Proposed Settlement in Benjamin Mann Case
At their December 15, 2015, meeting, the Champaign City Council will consider approving a settlement to a lawsuit filed by Benjamin Mann against the City of Champaign, the Champaign Police Department, and seven police officers (Case No. 14-cv-2200). The proposed $225,000 settlement would release all claims against the City and police, but does not admit […]
Mahomet Aquifer as Sole Source Aquifer
The intergovernmental coalition to promote the designation of the Mahomet Aquifer as a Sole Source Aquifer pursuant to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act continues to gain momentum. Angela Adams from Public Works, Joe Hooker from the Legal Department, and Allen Wehrmann, representing Layne Hydro, the private water resource consultant that prepared the Coalition’s petition […]
Kraft continues to pay City under Settlement Agreement and Annexation Agreement
The City received a check for $194,674.45 from Kraft Foods on November 20, 2012. This check represents one in a series of annual payments that Kraft was obligated to make as the result of the settlement of a 1987 annexation lawsuit. The City negotiated the settlement for a continuing escalating payment (1.5% each year) based […]
Town Hall Meeting on Aquifer
Protecting the Mahomet Aquifer from the threat of a proposed PCB landfill near Clinton was the subject of a town hall meeting on May 18th at the Beckman Institute Auditorium on the University of Illinois campus. Assistant City Attorney, Joe Hooker, who led the discussion, explained how the coalition of local governments will pursue, in […]
City Attorney Wins Award
The Illinois Institute for Local Government Law has recently announced its awards for the Year 2012, one of which has been awarded to City Attorney Frederick C. Stavins. Fred received the Institute’s Annual Innovation Award on February 20, 2012 at the Institute’s Annual Meeting in Naperville. He is a current Board Member and former President […]