Watching Your Government

District 47 Board Considering Next School Year Finances
Crystal Lake District 47 Board of Education meets this evening in the C.O.R.E. Center, 300 Commerce Drive beginning at 7:00 pm. A closed portion of the meeting is indicated on the Agenda for Negotiations.
The agenda also includes approval of a 2010 – 2013 teacher contract, approval of the 2010-2011 non-union staff salaries, and a non-binding resolution for district programs and teacher RIF process.
Other matters are the necessary payment of bills and payroll


McHenry County Mental Health Board Meeting
Actions toward the building of added space for the McHenry County Mental Health Board are getting underway at this evening's board meeting at 6:00 pm in the Board Meeting Room of the facility located at 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake.
The Board agenda calls for authorization of a Professional Architectural Engineering contract and a Professional Architectural Construction Management at Risk Contract.


TUESDAY MENU
Management Services Committee-McHenry County Board
Management Services Committee of the McHenry County Board, meeting Tuesday morning at 8:30 will review plans for a "Vendor Outreach" program planned for July 19. It is being presented by the County Purchasing Department. Local vendors are not always the low bidders on the purchases McHenry County makes for various products and services. County officials would prefer to do business with local vendors for various supplies and work; however, State Statutes prohibit awarding contracts to other than the lowest responsible bidder.


Also being reviewed by the Committee are the goals of the County Administrator for the coming year as well as a draft disclosure Ordinance.


Finance and Audit Committee-McHenry County Board
The McHenry County Board's Finance and Audit Committee, meeting at 9:30 am Tuesday, will be voting on acceptance of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ending November 30, 2009 (CAFR) as being presented by the County's outside auditors.


Additionally, action is to be taken establishing a 2010A capital projects fund to pay 2002A Debt Certificates, construct a new County Archive Facility, purchase and install and renovate a Local Area Network, build out a Courtroom and a Storage Area Network


Lakewood Village Board
A number of routine matters are included on the agenda for the Lakewood Village Board meeting Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
These include such as approval of a bill list, ratification of an agreement executed by Northern Illinois Governmental Energy Cooperative, approval of a Revision to the Automatic Aide Agreement with Woodstock Fire/Rescue and the Village of Lakewood Fire Department.


A number of items are included for discussion including the proposal for a renewed and revised Cable Franchise Agreement submitted to the Village by Comcast, followed by consideration of a motion to approve an ordinance authorizing the execution of a Franchise Agreement Between the Village and Comcast.


Also included is consideration of a motion to approve a budget amendment number 2 for the current budget; and discussion regarding Inverway drainage culvert and direction to staff to proceed with stormwater conveyance


WEDNESDAY MENUE
Crystal Lake Public Library Board
The Planning Committee of the Crystal Lake Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday (June 23) at 7:00 pm in the Library Director's Office of the Library.


THURSDAY MENUE
McHenry County College Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of McHenry County College will conduct two meetings on Thursday evening. The first is a Committee of the Whole beginning at 5:30 pm. That agenda calls for a review of the Board packet for the regular meeting of the Board following the COW; an update on the presidential search as well as other updates on IT status and the 2011 budget. The agenda also includes many other items necessary to keep the institution functioning; however, the details are not yet available on the website.