In August, 2010, a month after she signed her first contract, MCC President Vicky Smith held a press conference, the only one McHenry County Blog learned of.

A Wonder Lake poster on McHenry County Tea Party named Kelly Liebmann is urging taxpayers to email the McHenry County College Board in opposition to the Trustees’ plan to renew MCC President Vicky Smith’s contract on Tuesday night before three newly elected Board members are sworn in.

The email address is mcctrustees@mchenry.edu for those who wish to comment on the situation.

She also suggests calling two of the  holdover Trustees:

• Linda Liddell at 815-455-8060
• Cynthia Kisser at 815-728-1990

Kelly Liebmann’s post on McHenry County Tea Party.

Steven Willson, who was intimately involved in the election campaigns for Tom Wilbeck and Chris Jenner sent this email:

“To Vicky Smith and the Trustees of McHenry County College:

“Dear Ms. Smith:

“Please make sure that my email reaches all the trustees, as they do not have individual email addresses on the McHenry County College web site, nor is your email listed on your web site.

“I am writing to express my outrage.

“That the board should consider offering, and that you should consider accepting, a contract where there has been no prior official board action or public notice that any negotiation was under way, is appalling.

“That you should accept a contract that is subject to approval at a special board meeting called with the minimum notice possible, posted after 5:00 p.m. on a Friday for the following Tuesday, is a travesty of the democratic process.

“That the board agenda permits no public comment, unlike the agenda for every other board meeting, shows utter contempt for the citizens of McHenry County.

“There is no emergency that requires action by the outgoing board.

“The only reason for the lame duck board to act now, to handcuff the new, incoming board, one week before they take office, is blatant fear that a new majority is emerging that does not support you.

“Do you really want to put yourself in such a position?

“Show some guts, show some class, and refuse the contract.”

Stephen Willson