Government At Work

TUESDAY, November 8 –

9:30 a.m. – Finance and Audit Committee of McHenry County Board—

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, McHenry County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock –

**A review of the County Debt is slated as the first agenda item.

**The Committee is to consider authorizing a contract with SourceHOV for scanning microfilming, and destruction of divorce Case Files,

**A resolution is to be considered authorizing entering into a contract with New Dawn Technologies, Inc. for Justware Case Management Software.

**Two Workers’ Compensation Claim Settlements are to be considered by the Committee.

**Settlement of delinquent taxes on various parcels is being presented for approval.

**Technical Assistance Grant from Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning with a cost not to exceed $80,000 is being presented for committee approval. This is for Developing a Neighborhood Subarea Plan.

**The Committee is being presented two resolutions for consideration regarding the Illinois Route 31 at Virginia Road and Klasen Road project. One is to appropriate $1,090,000 from the RTA Sales Tax Fund

A second agreement reflects work by both the Federal Highway Administration and The State for an amount of $10,400,000.

**Resolution for the County Board to support the continued operation of the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor is being presented for approval. According to the Resolution to be presented to the County Board for approval, $30,000 is to be provided for financing the operation of the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. The attorneys employed in the Appellate Prosecutor capacity may also assist State’s Attorneys in the discharge of their duties in the prosecution and trial of other cases.

**A resolution is being presented for approval authorizing acceptance of a Bureau of Justice drug Court Implementation Grant in the amount of $305,727.16.

**Resolution authorizing budget line item transfers in law library fiscal year 2011 is on the agenda.

**Ordinance setting Juror Pay is being presented. The rates are: $5.00 per day for petit juries; $12.50 per day for grand juries and coroner jurors and Mileage Reimbursement Rate is set according to State Statute. The jury service pay has not been revised since 1997.

**Resolution is being presented authorizing a budget line item transfer in the Emergency Management Agency’s FY 2011 Budget, reflecting the receipt of a $37,665 EMA Grant.

**Also being presented is a Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Television/Satellite Equipment and a Budget Line Item Transfer in the Valley Hi Nursing Home FY 2011 Budget. This is the result of a request from the Valley Hi Resident Council to allow for additional program for the residents. Direct TV, the current TV provider at Valley Hi can meet the request as long as Valley Hi purchases the necessary additional equipment. The cost is not to exceed $28,000 to provide two customizable channels for facility notification and movie programming.

The new programming facility will allow for 50 channels as well as allow for two channels controlled by Valley Hi. One of these would be informational which can provide photos of recent events, upload an activity schedule as well as the daily menu, all accomplished with a computer. A second channel will allow the broadcasting of movies throughout the building and the lobby.

This change can also attract younger more complex therapy cases which are at a higher rate of reimbursement from Medicare. These are the patients who demand this type of service.

**Resolution is being presented authorizing the redemption of the 2003B Debt Certificates (Valley Hi Nursing Home Facility in January of 2012

**A Resolution Authorizing Nunc Pro Tunc a Joint Agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior/US Geological Survey for Water Resources Investigations and an Emergency Appropriation to the Fiscal Year 2011 Ground Water Resource Division Budget is to be considered by the committee.

**Also a Resolution Identifying Work Contracts to Installment Purchase Agreements

11:00 a.m.—Liquor and License Commission –

Meeting in the Conference Room of the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock

Under New Liquor License, Manager and/o Amusement License requests, River’s Edge Pub, Ltd is appearing with a request.

A number of raffle permits and Special Liquor License Requests are being presented. Included are those from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, County Quilters of McHenry County, Nunda Township Republican Central Committee, Family Alliance, Inc., Pioneer Center for Human Services.

The agenda also provides for incident reports and an update on Sting Operations as well as a discussion on Potential Winery Classifications.

7:00 p.m.—Lakewood Village Board—

Meeting in RedTail Golf Club, 7900 RedTail Drive, Lakewood.—

In addition to the request for approval of minutes from prior meetings, approval of bill lists, the Board is to consider approval of an ordinance amending a section of the Municipal Code regarding Fire Safety Issues and Fees.

Also approval is being requested of a Sponsored Research Agreement with the University of Illinois for a Fixed Price of $3,000.

Approval is requested for the following:

**Appointment of Randy Kruse to the Architectural Review Committee;

**A request to approve 2011 Arbor Day Proclamation

**A request from Kurt and Annette Johnson for an Extension of a Variance of an

**Inground Swimming Pool at 7101 Marsh Drive.

Some items for discussion include:

**Lake Savers Presentation Regarding Turnberry Lakes;

**A Motion to approve a Resolution Stating the Estimated Tax Levy for 2011;

**A Motion to approve a resolution authorizing an interfund loan from the Impact Fee Fund to Special Service Area SSA #1 in the Village.

**Approval of an amendment to the Ordinance 2011-(26) An Ordinance Approving Budget Amendment No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2-112-2012’

**Motion to Approve Ordinance 2011-25 providing for the Submission to the Electors of the Village of Lakewood, the question whether the village should have the authority Under Public act 096-0176 to arrange for the Supply of electricity for its Residential and Small Commercial Retail Customers Who Have Not Opted Out of Such a Program.