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Mental Health Board debates moving to committee-of-the-whole, staff warn of scheduling burdens
Summary
Board members discussed replacing four standing committees with a committee-of-the-whole and using smaller ad hoc task groups for deep work; staff cautioned that cancelling previously scheduled committee meetings creates substantial back-end noticing work, and attorney David McArdle explained quorum and open-meetings implications.
At the special meeting the McHenry County Mental Health Board discussed restructuring its committee system. Board members outlined a proposal to replace the existing standing committees (finance, audit and compliance, bylaws, building and grounds) with a committee-of-the-whole model that would convene quarterly for in-depth discussion without voting, while smaller ad hoc working groups would handle technical or data-heavy topics.
Board attorney David McArdle explained the efficiencies of a committee-of-the-whole, saying such working meetings can "be much…
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