One of the emails from Jack Franks political operative Oliver Serafini sent before he got his full-time job as “Communications Specialist” went to County Board member John Jung. A reader asked if I had a copy of the map. Looking … Continue reading
Active citizen Steve Wilson offers the following lament: Voter Oversight and Span of Control There is a concept in business management called “span of control”. It refers to how many people a paid, fulltime manager can reasonably be expected to … Continue reading
The Friend of McHenry County Blog who let me know that State Rep. Jack Franks was passing a petition to cut the number of County Board members in half only got half of the story. Another Friend of McHenry County … Continue reading
When Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks sent his letter requesting advisory referendums to McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hills, he included suggestions for single-member County Board districts. First, let’s take a look at the letter, sent in early June, … Continue reading
8:30 Tuesday morning, the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee will consider a resolution for an advisory referendum to cut the size of the Board by one-third. There are now twenty-four members elected from six districts. The advisory referendum intends the … Continue reading
