The Illinois House has a rule which limits debate to two people on certain bills. It’s called “Short Debate.” Usually bills put on that agenda are non-controversial. The person speaking in favor of the measure is its sponsor. Then, the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Township Government
The Illinois State Comptroller has a data base contacting information about tax districts throughout Illinois. Looking at 2017 data from those for the seventeen townships in McHenry County, one finds the number of employees running from a low of 2 … Continue reading
Each month each McHenry Township gets a share of Motor Fuel Taxes from state government. The distribution formula has money going to municipalities, counties and townships. The share for cities and villages is based on population, as is the sare … Continue reading
The township abolition bill that State Rep. David McSweeney got passed Tuesday talks of two methods to trigger a referendum. The first would allow a township board to schedule one. That is what probably happen in McHenry Township, where township … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: House Passes McSweeney’s Township Consolidation Bill Springfield, IL – Yesterday the Illinois House overwhelmingly approved State Rep. David McSweeney’s (R-Barrington Hills) measure to allow voters in McHenry County new pathways to eliminate … Continue reading
Three of the five members of the McHenry Township Board voted to allow citizens to determine whether the Office of McHenry Township Road Commissioner should exist after incumbent James Condon’s term runs out in 2021. Supporting the ballot measure were … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney has seen enough. Reading about what is happening in Algonquin Township, he has decided to introduce a bill that would allow voters to abolish township governments. The legislation would require a petition to trigger a referendum … Continue reading
With what happened in McHenry County when township consolidation was considered, Senate Bill 3, which the Governor just signed, will certainly have an effect and give supporters of consolidation new headwinds. Rep. Steve Anderson is the Chief Co-Sponsor of the … Continue reading
There is little doubt that township government provides little service to folks in cities and villages. Assessment of property is the only function that touches every home and business owner. True, municipalities receives a portion of road taxes, but obviously, … Continue reading
The only bill still alive that seems to have any substance is Senate Bill 388, sponsored by Deb Conway and Carol Sente in the House and Melinda Bush, Julie A. Morrison, Steven M. Landek and Heather A. Steans in the … Continue reading
Friday morning the Legislative Committee is considering a resolution sent to it by the County Board. The guts of it are below WHEREAS, the McHenry County Board desires to have an independent, third party assist with the study of township … Continue reading
From a comment left by McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup: Just to clarify some factually erroneous things I have seen in various comments on the township consolidation vote question. First, the McHenry County Board has limited jurisdiction.For example, it … Continue reading
Below is the statement that McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup, a candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman in the Republican Primary Election next spring, is making to the Board’s Legislative Committee. State Senator Pam Althoff is attending the meeting. … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board is considering a resolution Tuesday that will result in a study about township consolidation. The resolution is not yet available, but here’s the summary: Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Township Consolidation Task Force Chairwoman Carolyn Schofield made her report to the County Board Tuesday morning. She presented fourteen slides, which you will see below. Not much of the information was new. She said the Task Force … Continue reading
The Bellevile News-Democrat is reporting that Governor Bruce Rauner has signed House Bill 6393. It will allow Belleville Township to be dissolved. Duties will be taken over by the Belleville City Council, if the township board approves a resolution to … Continue reading
Under this article a vibrant debate on township government is occurring. Former Hartland Township Supervisor Ev Evertsen and McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup are going at it. Other unidentified folks are joining in. Feel free to add your two … Continue reading
Here’s the guidance offered the McHenry County Board by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in May: My idea for a Crystal Lake Township is possible, if the County Board would publish legal notices sixty days before a vote, but, … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board’s Township Consolidation Task Force met the Tuesday before last and for the past week I have been trying to let people know what happened. Yesterday, a bit of the meeting, which was fairly boring, compared to … Continue reading