Sunday, February 27, 2011

Old Valley Hi Nursing Home, Hospitals, Animal Control Are Topics For Consideration at Monday Meetings

Monday, February 28
8:30 a.m.—Management Services Committee
The demolition of the old Valley Hi Nursing Home building is to be discussed Monday morning when the McHenry County Board Management Services Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. The location of the meeting is the County Board Conference Room of the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

The building has not been used for a nursing home since a new facility was completed on County-owned property in the same area, Nelson and Hartland Roads, Woodstock. Valley Hi residents were moved into the new facility January 7, 2007. McHenry County residents passed a referendum in 2002 for the construction the facility. The County has owned the property for many years as the location of what was known in years past as the "poor farm". It was a place where older residents could reside when they could no longer farm their own land.

Since that time the old nursing home building has been used for a storage and archive facility. A new archive facility is now in use.

Also to be discussed by the Management Services Committee are revised County Board Rules which have been in the process of being updated. Some of the suggested changes include verbiage regarding the length of the County Board Chairman's term. It is suggested that the "The Chairman shall hold said position for a term of two years. It is recommended that the Chairman not serve more than three (3) consecutive terms."  The latter sentence is suggested for additional verbiage to the Rules.

The same information is also suggested for addition for the term of the County Board Vice Chairman.

The proposed rules also set the time allotted for people wishing to address the Board on any question. Each presenter is to be provided not more than three minutes of the 30 minites alloted for public participation. The total time allotted for this participation may also be extended by Board action

6:00 p.m. McHenry County Mental Health Board
Meets at 6:00 p.m. in the Mental Health Board facility, 620 Dakota Street, Crystal Lake.

The Agenda calls for handling the necessary matters such as approval of minutes of prior meeting, as well as reports from the President, Director and Treasurer.

The consent agenda lists items to be considered for action:
·       Financial reports for period ending January 31, 2011;
·       Approve Appointment of 3 members to the Behavioral Health Foundation;
·       Approve a memorandum of Understanding between the Mental Health Board and the Behavioral Health   Foundation;
·       Approve applying for SAMHSA Drug Free Communities;
·       Provision of Office Space Support for Veterans Project.

Under new business, action is sought for Consolidation and Managed Service Level Agreement of Information Technologies Services.

Old Business includes the Building Budget to be considered.
Other business includes Family CARE Progress Report and Environmental Review

7:00 p.m.—McHenry County Board of Health.
The Board of Health is meeting Monday evening in the McHenry County Department of Health Crystal Lake facility located at 100 North Virginia Street. This is also the location of the Animal Shelter.

The meeting is being held in this location because the highlight of the program for the board is the Animal Control.

Two Hospital Seeking Support for New Facilities
Both Centegra Hospital and Mercy Hospital have resolutions for support before the Board. Centegra is planning a128-bed acute care facility on Haligus Road between Algonquin and Reed Roads in Huntley. The estimated cost is $233,160.352. The hearing before the Illinois Department of Public Health for the facility was held February 16.

Mercy Alliance, Inc. is planning to construct a 129-bed acute care facility on the southeast corner of Route 31 and Three Oaks Road, Crystal Lake. The estimated cost for this is $200,525,891. Both institutions have been seeking votes of support from various organizationas. The hearing for Mercy is slated for 10:00 a.m. March 18 in the Crystal Lake City Council Chambers, Crystal Lake City Hall, 100 West Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake.

Centegra's hearing was held February 16 in Huntley. Both requests are expected to be considered by the State Board at its May 10 meeting.

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