Comments from newly-elected McHenry County Board member Craig Wilcox: Thank you Mr Chairman, I appreciate your words on “Focusing on outcomes, and not politics” and “Putting the politics aside” so in regards to that, I just wanted to address the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rules
In an email that newly-sworn in McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks sent before taking office, he promised, “We will be the most efficient, transparent and effective County in the Nation.” This afternoon, I have been searching for the Rules … Continue reading
A letter to the Daily Herald from Cary’s Chris Lawrence, which is published with permission of the author: Franks running for Dictator of McHenry County Jack Franks doesn’t want to be McHenry County Board Chairman, Franks wants to be Dictator of … Continue reading
Last Friday, the Northwest Herald ran an editorial comprised mainly of a column by former State Rep. Jim Nowlan, who ran as Governor Richard Ogilvie’s Lt. Governor in the unsuccessful 1972 campaign. Nowlan ended up a political science professor. Along … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Peter Roskam: Roskam, Mulvaney, Renacci, and Jordan Release Statement on Postponement of House GOP Leadership Elections WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06), Rep. Mick Mulvaney (SC-05), Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16), and Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04), … Continue reading
From the McHenry County Board tape of Tuesday’s meeting during the consideration of allowing the at-large elected Chairman to make all committee appointments: The following ensued after Mike Skala and Anna Mae Miller introduced an amendment to the proposed Board Rules … Continue reading
Former McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster sheds some light on a key rules vote for the next County Board. It’s chairman, of course, will be elected at large. Of all the frustrating and disgusting examples of our elected officials … Continue reading
The following was written by District 3 McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup: Proposed changes to the County Board Rules will be debated and presumably voted upon at a Special Meeting of the County Board scheduled for this Friday, May … Continue reading
Starting at 8:15 on Friday, May 1st, the McHenry County Board is scheduled to turn over the power to appoint committee chairmen and committee members to the at-large elected County. Last month I ran the following piece about what I … Continue reading
Having read Kevin Craver’s article about the changes in the County Board’s rules after the 2016 at-large election of a McHenry County Board Chairman, I have concluded that were we in the 1770’s most members would have been Loyalists to … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board started meeting at 9 and didn’t finish until after one. Sitting there through the whole meeting, especially during the rules debate, was like watching paint dry. After the first vote, it was obvious that insurgents would … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill managed to keep her coalition together during the Rules Committee fight today. Votes to decentralize power went down to defeat in what may have been a meeting with more roll calls than any other. … Continue reading
The following come from a Friday email to County Board members from McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill: Dear Colleagues, Please find attached a list of the Board Rules that some of our colleagues wish to address Tuesday morning. This … Continue reading
After a short debate, the Management Services Committee sent a resolution to the McHenry County Board that would authorize a referendum next spring on whether or not to elect the County Board Chairman for two-year terms. The was 6-1 with … Continue reading
This comment was posted under the piece by McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster and is reprinted with permission of the author Donna Kurtz, another Board member: Mrs. Schuster has been a tireless voice for good government by addressing the … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster submitted the following comments about the change in County Board Rules to the Northwest Herald. It is reprinted at her permission. In a recent “Northwest Herald Editorial Board” article on the upcoming changes proposed … Continue reading
Someone reading my article on McHenry County College Vicky Smith’s contract language which she interprets as pretty much requiring all Trustees to go through her to ask employees questions asked if I had every heard of anything like that. In … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon has issued the following letter to constituents: Friends, About one month ago I sent out a legislative update about procedural reforms that were going to be presented by Republican Leader Tom Cross in this new General … Continue reading