Tuesday Government Meetings

9:30 AM—Finance and Audit Committee of McHenry County Board

McHenry County Assessor, Bob Ross will make a presentation on the State of County Assessments.

Also an appointment to the Board of Review is to be considered by the Committee.

Several resolutions are being presented regarding grants for the McHenry County Workforce Network. A $42,223 grant is to be used to provide wages for a work experience program for the youth of McHenry County and must be for 10 new youth not currently on the youth program.

An additional $7,978 is being awarded the McHenry County Workforce network for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

An additional $4,000 is being awarded the McHenry County Workforce for the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act for program year 2009-2010. This program provides assistance to upgrade skills to help eligible individuals become more employable...

McDOT Grant-On a different topic, $173,000 is to be awarded by the McHenry County Department of Transportation (McDOT) for pavement preservation and maintenance using crack routing and sealing on approximately 35 lane miles of County Highways. The funding comes from the RTA Sales Tax Fund.

Environmental Education--The Finance and Audit Committee is also to consider a $10,000 budget line item for McHenry County schools environmental education Program (McSEEP). This is to provide for recycling education program that was initiated in 2002. Not until 2010 were fees generated from active landfill operations as planned. Annual amounts were provided for the recycling education from other sources.

In fiscal year 2010 there were $7,000 per quarter generated in host fees. Now an appropriation of $10,000 is to provided for McSEEP for recycling education program, if the committee, and subsequently the County Board, approve.

In connection with the County budgeting process, during the fiscal year 2010-2011 when revenues were declining, expenditures were reduced to meet that task and few if any supplemental request were awarded.

However, elected officials and department heads were notified that if the fiscal year 2010 ended in the black, it was possible the budget and supplemental requests would be re-addressed.

The Fiscal year 2010 did finish in the black with an amount of funds not sufficient enough to cover all the requests. However, $1,450,000 is planned to be made available as follows: $1,000,000 for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to enhance the declining fund reserve balance as the result of higher employer contribution rates; $250,000 for the General Fund Contingency to cover unplanned expenditures that may occur in that fund; $200,000 added to the General Fund for Fuel Budget to address the dramatic price increase in fuel costs

10:00 a.m.—Facilities Committee of the Crystal Lake Public Library Board

Meeting in the Library Director's Office of the Library, 126 Paddock Street, Crystal Lake.

The agenda calls for an update and timeline regarding 17 McHenry Avenue

A Walkthrough is slated on the exterior

Then an open discussion

2:00 p.m.--Facilities Planning Committee- McHenry County College Board of Trustees

Meeting in the Board Room of McHenry County College, 8900 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake.

The committee is slated to hear:

A report on the analysis of the exterior facility condition

An update on request for proposals process for the Facility Master Plan

Selection process for small projects architect

Summary comments by board members

7:00 p.m.—Personnel Committee of the Crystal Lake Public Library Board   

The committee is to consider:

• Staff recognition event planning
• Library Director evaluation
• Fiscal Year 11/12 Personnel Budget discussion
• AED training
• Future meeting dates
• Open discussion

7:00 p.m. Lakewood Village Board.

Meeting in RedTail Golf Club, 7900 RedTail Drive, Lakewood

Following approval of minutes and bill payment and financial statements, the Board will consider a request for a Lake Special Use Permit for the Crystal Lake Ski Association. They plan to host a Slalom Qualifier Event on Sunday, July 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; a Slalom Tournament on Sunday August 14 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A number of items on the agenda require discussion and action by the Board. These include a work order from Baxter & Woodman for Rehabilitation of Concrete Spillway at Turnberry Lake No. 2. The amount for this work is not to exceed $20,000.

The Village Board is to consider a motion to approve an ordinance declaring property at 8810 Bard Road surplus. The Board is also being asked to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of surplus Village Real Estate of 1.118 acres of R-1 One-Family Dwelling Residential District property.

Another matter for the Board's approval is the waiving of any bidding requirements and approve a proposal from Motorola/Chicago Communications for Telecommunications Equipment in an Amount of $583,702. This is subject to final contract review by the Village Manager and the Village Attorney.