Meetings of Wednesday

Wednesday, April 27

8:30 a.m. –Natural and Environmental Resources Committee

Meeting in the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock, will interview 11 individuals interested in filling a five-year term as Trustee on the McHenry County Conservation District Trustees.

The committee will also consider authorizing an emergency Appropriation to the Planning and Development/McHenry County Schools Environmental Education Program.

4:00 p.m. – Valley Hi Nursing Home Operating Board

Meets in the Valley Hi Nursing Home, 2406 Hartland Road, Woodstock.

The agenda for this group indicates there will be a discussion regarding development of a Strategic Plan for Valley Hi Nursing Home. Other items for consideration include Operating Board Member Changes, State fundng/potentialMedicaid cuts, state survey process, 2011 Annual IDPH Nursing and Life Safety Code Survey preliminary results; security camera expansion and National Nursing Home Week Proclamation.

A number of reports are also to be presented if applicable such as a financial report, the Administrators Report; quality indicator report; quality assurance meting minutes; and resident senate meeting minutes.

7:00 p.m. – McHenry County College Board of Trustees-Final Meeting of Current Board

In addition to the usual Board Committee Reports of the Committee of the Whole and Facilities Planning Committee, as well as any reports from the ICCTA, Friends of MCC Foundation, President's report, a couple presentations will be made for the Board of Trustees.

First, is a presentation regarding the Coca Cola Community college Academic Team Gold Scholar by Dr. Tony Miksa, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs and Ms. Kathleen Frailey, a MCC student.

Dr. Miksa will also be providing a presentation on innovation in teaching and learning grant/

A few of the list of matter to be handled by the Board of Trustees includes:

A request to increase rental fees is being presented to the Board of Trustees due to the increase in the cost of maintaining the facilities. Most of the increases are between $5 and $10 per hour. Also being added is a weekend staff charge of $30 per hour instead of no fee. The increased fees apply to new rental contracts only.

A proposed academic calendar for 2012-2013 is being presented to the Board for approval. This calendar is prepared two years in advance in order to give students, employees and the community time to plan events in the future.

Several new positions are being proposed including a new Academic Health Professions Grant Advisor; a new Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences; a new Director of Online Learning and Educational Technology.

With the completion of the business for the final meeting of the "old" board, a meeting will be called for a meeting to include the new members and to begin a new year.

McHenry County College New Board

Installation ceremonies are scheduled for the newly elected Student Trustee, Taylor Irish Morrobel as well as installation of two new trustees, Linda Liddell and Cynthia Kisser.

Following this election of board officers including Chair, Vice Chair, Board Secretary, appointing a treasurer, board attorney and resolving to continue rules, regulations and polices currently in place, the newly formed board will need to set board meeting dates and times.  

The newly formed board will also need to appoint a treasurer, attorney, committee structure, Liaisons and alternates for the McHenry County College Foundation and ICCTA.