McHenry County Board Committee Meeting Monday

MONDAY, JUNE 27

8:30 a.m.—Management Services Committee of McHenry County Board—

Meeting in the Conference Room of the County Administration Building,

667 Ware Road, Woodstock

The Committee is to interview five individuals who have expressed an interest to serve on the County Ethics Commission. These include William Hauck, Scott S. Logan, Cheri R. Rickert, Thomas B. Spencer, John J. Donahue. A sixth individual, Connee Meschini is unable to attend for the interview.

A number of resolutions are to be considered by the Committee. Two of these relate to the IT Department and involves an agreement with Symantec for Software Maintenance and Support. The other concerns a five-year Network Server Lease with Cisco Capital Leasing for Cisco Network Services.

A salary adjustment is to be considered for a network engineer in the IT Department and a

Contract is to be considered with Gavers Excavating for the Demolition of the Old Valley Hi Nursing Home Facility.

Additionally, there could be a discussion regarding Open Meetings Act, and a demonstration is scheduled for an iPad demonstration.

Discussion by the Committee is slated regarding a future tour of the jail.

Demolition of Former Valley Hi Nursing Home Building

Requests for Proposals were solicited for asbestos removal and demolition of the abandoned Valley Hi facility that served to house the elderly for many years until the voters approved a referendum for a new building in 2000. This new facility is located on the southeast corner of Nelson and Hartland Roads and is also on county-owned property that had been acquired many years ago when caring for the elderly was accomplished on the "poor farm."

That was a farm where the elderly could live when they no longer could do the farming to support themselves. Everyone that was able to do some chores pitched in to keep the farm going and at the same time had a place to reside.

Since nursing home patients moved into their new home, the facility located on the west side of

Hartland Road

has been utilized for storage. That is becoming a problem due to the age of the building and the decision was made to demolish it.