Bright and early at 8:15 AM the day after the election, the McHenry County Board’s Public Health Committee will be interviewing applicants for the 708 Mental Health Board and the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District Board. Only one person, … Continue reading
Just took a look at the 708 Mental Health Board’s April 1st agenda. Notice anything a bit strange? Public comment is usually almost first on most governmental bodies’ agendas. The McHenry County Mental Health Board has put it last. Maybe … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board’s Public Health and Human Services Committee interviewed applicants for the Mental Health Board Thursday. There were four applicants, including former Democratic Party District 5 member Paula Yensen. Yensen was nominated by District 3 member Don Kopsell, … Continue reading
The newly reconstituted McHenry County Board Public Health and Human Services Committee will be interviewing four applicants for the 708 Mental Health Board on Thursday, February 12th. They are Terrece Maryniw Paula Yensen Bruce Treadway Cathy Ferguson Ferguson is the … Continue reading
Having apparently overbuilt its facilities with a Federal subsidy, the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board is now considering renting out empty space. The project was approved by the McHenry County Board. Take a look at that part of its … Continue reading
How long has it been since the McHenry County Mental Health Board had a permanent Executive Director? The 2013-14 McHenry County Yearbook published every two years by McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz lists Todd Schroll as “Interim Executive Director.” He … Continue reading
This proposal concerning psychiatric service from Pioneer Center will be discussed at Tuesday’s 6 PM meeting of the McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board. (The size of the print is too small, so to read it, click on the pages’ … Continue reading
The McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board provides insight on what it is considering in the billings of its law firm. The meeting at which this and other items, including a conflict of interest policy will be considered is Tuesday, … Continue reading
The 708 Board is considering what some will probably consider long over due conflict of interest rules at its meeting Tuesday, March 25th at 6 PM at its building north of Route 176 and west of Terra Cotta Road (as … Continue reading
Unfortuantely, I couldn’t copy and paste the legal bills for the McHenry County Mental Health Board so that they could be searched over the internet. So, I captured the images and present them below. It’s not the charges that I … Continue reading
As of December 16, former 10-year McHenry County Board member Lyn Orphal has been Interim Director of the McHenry County Mental Health Board. The Agency has been in turmoil over bad financial decisions for a couple of years. With the … Continue reading
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
The McHenry County 708 Mental Health Board went into secret session to interview candidates for Executive Director about nine this morning. After the Board comes back into public session, they are scheduled to authorize The Meyers Group Search Firm to … Continue reading
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
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
A press release from McHenry County: Office of National Drug Control Policy Awards $125,000 to McHenry County SAC The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition (SAC), in collaboration with the McHenry County Regional Office of Education, has been awarded a 5 … Continue reading
This comment from Patrick Ouimet was placed under the reply from a friend of McHenry County Blog that was published yesterday: To: The Anonymous Friend Of The McHenry County Blog: Thank you for your response. In fairness to the many … Continue reading
This is from a friend of McHenry County Blog who is concerned by the “irresponsible manner that The Advantage Group has been treated by various government officials.” Answers are provided below each question. The questions were posed by Patrick Ouimet … Continue reading
Today, Kevin Craver of the Northwest Herald reported on the resignation of the McHenry County Mental Health Board’s President, Robert Routzahn. Now, McHenry County Blog has learned Interim Executive Director Todd Schroll is also resigning. He will be leaving November … Continue reading
“Am I going to have to leave?” the young man asked with uncertainty to TAG Pat Owens as my interview was winding down. He had been told that because of The Advantage Group’s closing there would be no group session … Continue reading
