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I’ve been to one meeting of the McHenry County Mental Health Board. That’s the taxing district most call the 708 Board. As I sat in the audience, one member didn’t “go with the flow.” That was Connee Meschini. She asked … Continue reading
Category Archives: McHenry County Mental Health Board
For about a month I have been trying to obtain two years of legal expenses in a user-friend format for the McHenry County Mental Health Board (often called the “708 Board” because of the number of its authorization section in … Continue reading
A press release from the 708 Mental Health Board: Mental Health Board postpones selection of executive director Current McHenry County Mental Health Board (MCMHB) President Lee Ellis deferred the final selection process for choosing an executive director to allow soon … Continue reading
Lee Ellis, the Chairman of the McHenry County Mental Health Board, was not recommended for re-appointment by the newly-reconstituted Public Health and Human Services Committee. Hearings have been held yesterday and today with applicants presenting their credentials and answering questions … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago on January 24th, I asked for the last two year’s legal expenses for the 708 Mental Health Board. I asked that this information be provided by email, specifically writing, “Thanks for fulfilling this request via … Continue reading
At the August 20th meeting of the McHenry County Mental Health Board, former County Board member Lyn Orphal brought up two interesting topics in the Public Comment period. She said that communications between the Mental Health Board and one or … Continue reading
Ready to attend a public meeting of the Search Committee of the McHenry County Mental Health Board at 7 AM Thursday morning? As of 1:30 on Wednesday, there’s not notice of it on the County’s web site. The Special Board … Continue reading
When I spoke during public comment time at the McHenry County Mental Health Board meeting on Monday night, I criticized the Board for not having posted its 5 o’clock Ethics & Compliance Committee meeting. Here’s what was on the Mental … Continue reading
The McHenry County Mental Health Board is in the process of establishing a new method of dealing with agencies which it funds. It was explained by Board attorney Frank Gosser at both the Ethics and Compliance Committee meeting and the … Continue reading
In planning to attend the McHenry County Mental Health Board meeting Monday, I went to the County web site to check out the time. The Mental Health Board is a separate tax district and I’m glad that they are trying … Continue reading
Fighting for her alcohol and drug abuse agency’s life Pat Owens, the Executive Director of The Advantage Group (TAG, for short) brought her plea to the McHenry County Mental Health Board during the Public Comment period at the beginning of … Continue reading
The City of Crystal Lake must notify all of the tax districts who will be affected when it proposes a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. When the city did so, only three decided it was worth their time to take … Continue reading