Monday Government Meetings

8:15 a.m. – Law and Justice Committee of McHenry County Board –

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

Appointment of Andrew Zinke to the Emergency Telephone System Board.

The Committee and subsequently the County Board is being requested to support the continued operation of the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to administer the operation of the appellate offices and process said appellate court cases for McHenry County.

The County Board is also being requested to approve appropriating $30,000 to provide a portion of the funds required for financing the operation of the office.

Authorizing A Contract For Preparing Divorce Case Files Held By the Circuit Clerk’s Office

This involves a large volume of older court files that are not eligible for destruction due to Illinois Supreme Court requirement that specific case types must be microfilmed before destruction.

The committee is requested to approve a contract for a cost not to exceed $72,581 with SourceHOV for scanning, microfilming and destruction of 1979 through 1989 divorce case files.

Acceptance of a Bureau of Justice Drug Court Implementation Grant

A couple items authorizing budget line item transfers are being presented and include the acceptance of $305,717.16 Bureau of Justice Drug Court Implementation Grant. These funds are dedicated to the drug court program for salaries which would have been paid by McHenry County as well as for drug testing supplies, technology and educational material.

The Committee is also to consider a recommendation to the County Board regarding Juror Pay and mileage reimbursement rate. A juror is to be paid, if chosen to serve as a petit juror at the rate of $5 per day. If a person is chosen to serve on a jury, the pay rate to be paid is $12.50 per day until the completion of the trial. This applies for petit jurors, grand jurors and coroner jurors

Emergency Services Management Association Grant

The Emergency Management Services is receiving an Illinois Emergency Service Management Association EOC Technology Grant of $37,665. This grant reimburses the County for funds expended for the purchase of technology equipment for the Emergency Operations Room in the EMA Department.

6:30 p.m. — McHenry County College Board Evaluation and Policies Committee –

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

The Committee is to consider the Board Self-Evaluation as a beginning followed by a discussion of Faculty Parental Leave, a Board Policy regarding Sick Days for Retirement Option; Board Policy regarding Student Harassment Discrimination and a discussion on Section 1 of Board Policy Manual.

The Internal Policy Committee is also to provide an update.