McHenry County Board Meets This Evening

7:00 p.m.—McHenry County Board—meeting in the County Board Room of the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

Under special recognitions, a proclamation is being presented recognizing Jack Schmidt for 50 years of Service to the Spring Grove Fire Protection District, and several young men are being recognized for attaining Eagle Scout. These include Thomas Slater, Mathew Schollhammer, Andrew Domoto and Craig Kirchoff.

Under Special Presentations, the artwork of a county artist will be presented, and, a presentation on a rain garden by American Water is also to be presented.

Five zoning matters are being presented the board for approval including those in the Townships of Greenwood, McHenry, Seneca, Rile and Nunda. All are being presented for approval by the Board.

A number of resolutions are being presented for the Board approval dealing with finance and audit matters. In addition to a Worker’s Compensation Claim Settlement, a budget line item transfer is being requested in the Law Library budget to purchase technology for the judges of the 22^nd Circuit.

Another resolution is to authorize the reclassification of a position in the Law Library; adoption of a resolution approving the McHenry County Conservation District Budget; approval of a transfer of $1,894 from medical supplies to IMRF in the Health Department’s budget. This is to provide vaccines to eligible children in the county. McHenry County is one of approximately 25 Health Care Providers that provide vaccines for low income and or no or underinsured residents. The cost of the vaccine is free from the State; however, providers may charge a service fee.

Approval is being requested for a resolution authorizing acceptance of $50,202 Mosquito Vector Prevention Grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health. This grant is possible due to a $1 surcharge placed o new tires sales state wide. Distribution by IDPH is based on a formula that considers a three-year history of past performance with grant standards, surveillance results, number of west nile case and population.

The County Board is being requested to authorize the purchase of a corrections transportation van and a corrections transportation squad car. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Grant funds are being used for this purpose. The $60,000 expenditure is covered by the State Criminal Alien assistance Program Grant Fund, obtained as reimbursement for housing criminal aliens in the McHenry County Correctional facility. The funds are restricted to uses for correctional facility expenses only.

Authorization is being requested by the Sheriff’s Office for the expenditure of $96,858 for the purchase of a key control system and security cameras for the County Correctional Facility. Bids were obtained for the installation of the equipment which is to also include installation, along with three days of training and all hardware and software components along with a two-year warranty.

The system is expected to secure all keys as well as keep track of usage of the keys in and out of the box by employees. In addition, the jail is requesting approval to purchase twelve security cameras that will eliminate “blind spot” areas and will increase security in the jail.

The County Board is being requested to accept a $37,665 grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System to expand primary emergency operation center capabilities and is in force until March 31, 2012.

Clifton A. Houghton, of Spring Grove, is to be appointed to the McHenry County Board of Review replacing Robin Brunschon, who resigned. Mr. Houghton has served as an Antioch Township Assessor for seven years until 1997 and since then has served as an alternate Board of Review member in Lake and McHenry Counties since 1998. He will serve the unexpired term through May 31, 2012.

A number of Personnel Policy Manual Changes are being presented to the County Board for approval .

Two groups are being presented for approval to clean up the trash left by others along the county roadways. St. John’s Little Blessings L.C and Pride in Education Foundation are being presented for approval to clean up North Union Road from Kunde Road to Route 176 and Kishwaukee Valley Road from Hobe Road to Rose Farm Road.
 
Improving Rakow Road involves the purchase and demolition structures along the south side of the road to allow for the improvements to be constructed.  The demolition of buildings and restoration of the building site along the south side of the road is involved. Bids were received for the necessary work with a contract to be awarded to Impactor, Inc. of Schaumburg in the amount of $6,500.

A couple ordinances are being presented. One is for review, Setting the Duties and Responsibilities of the Office of County Administrator.

The other Ordinance is for action on the adoption of prevailing wage rates.