Board of Health approves minutes, CHA partnership MOU and new answering-service contract; enters executive session

The McHenry County Board of Health voted on multiple items during its April 21 meeting.

The board approved the minutes of the March 17, 2025 regular meeting after a motion by Miss Carmen and a second by Doctor Anser; the chair called for the ayes and declared the motion passed on a roll-call vote.

The board approved a memorandum of understanding for the Community Health Assessment partnership, describing each partner's financial and work commitments. Miss Gaffney moved approval and Miss Altoff seconded; the motion passed on roll call.

The board approved a contract with MAP Communications Inc. to provide after-hours answering services. Staff said MAP brings experience with animal-control call volumes and offered a web- and app-based service; the contract amount is in line with the department's current answering-service costs and will vary monthly with call volume. Mister Parkinson moved approval; Miss Clark seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote.

After the consent and contract votes the board made and approved a motion to enter executive session "for the purpose of renewing executive session minutes as well as 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) employment agreement for the public health administrator." Miss Parkinson moved and Miss Clark seconded that motion; members voted to enter executive session.

Recorded roll calls at each of the votes included present board members saying "yes"; board staff executed the posted approvals in open session before moving to executive session. No new ordinances or budget amendments were approved at the meeting; the contract approvals were routine items included on the meeting agenda.