McHenry County Mental Health Board elects Carolyn Scofield president, Adam Carson vice president

The McHenry County Mental Health Board on a special meeting elected Carolyn Scofield as board president and Adam Carson as vice president to serve the remainder of terms through June 16, 2026.

Board attorney David McArdle opened nominations and said the positions are filled from among board members to complete the existing terms. After nominations closed, a board member moved to appoint Scofield and a second was indicated. The chair conducted a roll-call vote and reported the motion passed 8–0. Members congratulated Scofield after the vote. "So thank you all for trusting me in this new role," Scofield said after the appointment.

The board then opened nominations for vice president. A member nominated Adam Carson and a motion to appoint him to a term expiring 06/16/2026 was made and seconded; the roll call was reported 8–0 in favor. The meeting record does not list individual roll-call votes by name; the chair summarized the tally as eight yes, zero no.

David McArdle said the appointments fill the vacancies left by departing members Ray and Connie and that the board will formally acknowledge their service at the next regular meeting. The newly confirmed officers and the board noted that a treasurer appointment will be taken up on the agenda at the next regular meeting.

Formal motions recorded in the meeting transcript were "I make a motion to appoint Carolyn Scofield as president of the mental health board until 06/16/2026" and "I'll make a motion to appoint Adam Carson as vice president for a term expiring 06/16/2026." The transcript shows each motion was seconded and passed by the roll-call tallies reported by the chair.

The board did not record individual vote names in the transcript provided; the recorded tallies (8–0) are reported as the chair stated them. The appointments take effect immediately and run through the terms' stated end date on 06/16/2026.