Governments At Work

Tuesday, September 28
8:30 a.m. –Management Services Committee of McHenry County Board
County Board Room, Administration Building
County Board Meetings On Air--A representative of IQM2 Company is expected to present information regarding audio streaming of county board meetings. This would be through webcasting over the World Wide Web as well as archiving the recording for on demand listening. The company, IQM2 also provides record keeping of the information packets for the board meetings so they can be searched also with the audio recording of the meetings.

The cost according to information provided by the company indicates a one-time implementation fee of $5,000 with an annual subscription fee of $4,500.

New Courtroom
Preparation is under way for a new judge with the consideration by County Board Management and Services Committee, with concurrence of the Finance and Audit Committee, to retain the services of CBJ Architects, PC of Algonquin for the bid of $32,760 for the architectural and design of a new courtroom, judges chambers and holding cell. It is anticipated that $679,897 will be the cost for the courtroom complex.

9:30 a.m.—Finance and Audit Committee of McHenry County Board
Conference Rooms, County Administration Building
A public hearing is scheduled on the Wonder Lake MPOA Recovery Zone Bond for the proposed issuance of Special Service Area Revenue Bonds in the amount not to exceed $6 million for the Wonder Lake Dredging Project.
Proceeds of the bonds will be loaned to the Master Property Owners Association of Wonder Lake t finance the construction of a sediment dewatering and processing site for dried soils and hydraulic dredging removal of approximately 1 million cubic yards of lake bottom material of the Wonder Lake.
Repayment of the bonds will come from SSA taxes collected by a trustee for the bonds according to an ordinance adopted by the Village of Wonder Lake. A Special Service Area No. One was established and an ordinance adopted by Wonder Lake pledging to the Trustee the taxes levied by Wonder Lake on all taxable property within the SSA and a portion pledged to the payment of the bonds.
McHenry County will not be responsible for the bond payments

A request is being made to purchase a new camera security system at Valley Hi Nursing Home. The current system has become obsolete.

The County Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget will also be reviewed.

Lakewood Village Board
7:00 p.m.
Red Tail Golf Club, 7900 RedTail Drive, Lakewood
The Board will consider the recommended Halloween Trick or Treat Hours for October 31 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

A Proposal and Contract Agreement for Elevated Tank inspection Services will be considered for approval. Dixon Engineering provided a proposal and contract agreement for an amount not to exceed $18,594.

A Work Order for a Structural investigation of a Concrete Spillway at Turnberry Lake No. 2 is being presented for approval. The cost is $3,000.

Listening Sessions with Legislators
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Senator Pam Althoff and State Representative Michael Tryon are holding listening sessions Tuesday evening in the Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake.
They are interested in hearing views on issues impacting the residents of their areas

Another session is being held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Huntley Town Hall, 10987 Main Street, Huntley.