THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 –
8:30 a.m. – Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee –
Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.
A state legislative update is slated by Metro Counties Director Katy Lawrence and a Federal Legislative Update by Trent Lehman.
New business for the committee includes a resolution supporting hospital tax-exempt status and discussion regarding intergovernmental agreement creating Electric Aggregation Consortium and State Legislative Bill Tracking.
A resolution is also to be considered urging Governor Quinn and the McHenry County Illinois General Assembly delegation to acknowledge the full array of health programs and services provided by the non-profit, tax-exempt hospitals in McHenry County.
The governor and the Illinois General Assembly and others in state government are considering the tax exempt status of non-profit hospitals in Illinois.
The resolution being considered iterates the following:
- $40 million in free health care including charity care and bad debt
- More than $31 million to subsidize health services in response to community need
- Nearly $890,000 on language assistance services, including translators, signage, forms, brochures, patient education materials and other information languages other than English to help enhance patient safety.
- More than $485,000 on donations, volunteer services and other activates
- More than $481,000 on education to train tomorrow’s health care professionals in order to meet the region’s growing health care workforce needs
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