Who Wanted to Be the Mental Health Board’s Lawyer and What Would Their Charges Have Been

Nine law firms applied to provide legal services for the 708 Mental Health Board. Zukowski, Rogers, Flood and McArdle was the one selected. It charges $175 per hour and bills in quarters of an hour. The proposal says the firm … Continue reading

TAG Releases Letter from Auditor who Examined 708 Board Audit

Yesterday the Ethics and Compliance Committee of the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board held a meeting to consider, among other things, “FOLLOW UP ON TAG’S AUDIT AND RECONCILIATION – NEXT STEPS – FOR DISCUSSION” I wanted to post the … Continue reading

McHenry County Looking for Three Mental Health Board Members

A press release from the McHenry County Board: The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from individuals interested in appointment to the McHenry County Mental Health Board. Three terms are available with the following terms: one term expires on January … Continue reading

708 Board Attorney Resigns Before Termination Vote, TAG Withdraws Grant Request

Three things were on the agenda on the 708 Mental Health Board Tuesday morning at 7 AM: Dismissal of the Board Attorney Approval of Contract to Hire Interim Board Attorney Authorization of Emergency Operational Grant for TAG All three were … Continue reading

McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew Blocks TAG Emergency $49,000 Payment

The First Electric Newspaper is reporting that McHenry County Treasurer Bill LeFew found the missive of outgoing McHenry County Mental Health Board Attorney Frank Gosser on McHenry County Blog and, because of it, has decided not to pay a $49,000 … Continue reading

708 Board Attorney and Interim Executive Director Criticize New Board’s TAG Grant Decision

I’ll let the following documents from 708 Board Attorney Frank Gosser and Interim Executive Director Todd Schroll speak for themselves. Gosser’s three-page letter comes first: Schroll sent a memo attached to this email: Dear Board Members – Please see the … Continue reading

Citing “Politicization” of 708 Board, Brett Wisnauski Steps Down Four Months Early

Brett Wisnauski, a member of the 708 Mental Health Board whose term expires on January 1st, resigned as of August 28th. He sent the following letter of resignation to McHenry County Chairwoman Tina Hill: August 28, 2013 Dear Chairperson Hill, … Continue reading

Public Health & Human Resources Committee Rejects Mental Health 708 Board Budget

Wish I hadn’t made an appointment with our plumber this morning. The 708 Mental Health Board budget was considered by the McHenry County Board’s Public Health and Human Resources Committee. The County Board has the right under State Statutes to … Continue reading

Info on 708 Mental Health & Algonquin Township Boards

Two local Republican Precinct Committeemen bloggers, Andrew Gasser and Larry Emery, wrote articles recently about areas of their interest. Gasser, from Fox River Grove, wrote an article entitled, “McHenry County Taxpayers Left Holding the Family Services $1.4 Million Dollar Loan?“ … Continue reading

Foreclosure Action on Family Services Building

A friend of McHenry County Blog found the following public notice. Wade through the verbiage and you will see it is about the Family Service Agency that went belly up. One would wonder if the McHenry County 708 Mental Health … Continue reading

NWH Verifies High 708 Board Administrative Expenses

Fox River Grove Republican Precinct Committeeman Andrew Gasser calculated 20% administrative expenses for the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board on his blog. Today, Kevin Craver of the Northwest Herald concludes that the number is 17%. “The McHenry County Mental … Continue reading