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PAGE n - PLAIN DEALER CONTRACT" A/VOTtD HASSLE OVER ^ LIABILITY (Continued from page 1) with all local agencies in recent years contained the provision that if funds from the NIMH program were reclaimed by the U.S. government through the state administering unit because improperly applied, then the 706 board could reclaim them from the affected agency such as MCAR. Smith pointed out that the 708 board had no other source of funds except local taxes or the board members themselves for repayment if it was demanded that grant money be paid back. So they needed the recourse to the agency using the money. Militello said he understood, but that he would have to advise the MCAR board that they should be responsible only for their own errors and not have to repay the money if someone on the staff or members of the Mental Health board erred. Dixie Meyer said her board was upset not only by the provision for Smith to be the administrative authority but also by the late receipt of > the contract - three months into their working year with the ultimatum to "sign if you want your money". She said they should have a chance to negotiate the provisions before the contract was drawn up. She added that her board had committed itself both financially and morally (to serve certain clients) before they received the contract and thev "didn't want to turn people out in the streets". Smith claimed that the issue of authority was the only thing added to the contract (since its negotiation), and that was only after the federal program auditors visited the 708 board. Clint Claypool, 708 board member, com­ mented, "It seems our hands are tied on this (provision)", Smith added that maybe the 708 board should seek insurance protection against losses by grant reclamation. Ms. Meyer said the MCAR board would like to have had more time to negotiate the contract before signing so that they could have had the option of ceasing to provide the programs. She noted that MCAR had signed the con­ tract offered under protest. She said her board was reflecting the mood of the county in seeking more protection for itself. Smith reminded her, "We're all in this together". When it was questioned if the provision for authority was as important as it seemed (or merely a token clause to satisfy a legal requirement) Smith said he would get back to his federal program advisors for an answer. Gaypool noted that other agencies might also protest. The 708 board could encounter a "snowball effect". Except for the amounts of money and the programs listed, the contracts for all the agencies now read the same. John Bolger, attorney for the 708 board, said it was safest and in the best interest of the taxpayers to have standard contracts and he opposed making exceptions for one agency. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17,1181 Gaypool noted that the present cm- tracts date back six years, when they were finally hammered out between the service providers and the funding board, "Things might be different today", lie observed. Ms. Meyer persisted, "I want to know what will happen if we don't sign the contract next time (for the coming year)." She reported, "There is anguish in the staff now. To be fiscally responsible we have to know what's going to happen." Smith acknowledged, "We should agree so neither of us will be holding the Eta*. Ray Pensinger, acting chairman of the 708 board, said that Smith should have the answers from his federal advisors in 60 days. "" Smith suggested the 706 board ap­ point an interim committee to handle the ongoing dialogue on this issue. Pensinger appointed Robert Schneider, 706 board president, and members Jean Brewer and Dick Voetberg to receive the information and to accept requests in writing from all the agencies about desired contract changes. The board set a time limit of 30 days for agencies to submit their suggestions. Militello conceded to the 706 board that the present contract is a good agreement, but there are two sides to every agreement and his board wanted a contract that they could sign and live with. Dixie Meyer asked again if the 706 board had any provisions to take over any programs if an agency refused to sign its contract. Did they have any plan for interim management? she asked. Board members said that they hadn't con­ sidered this contingency and would not unless it actually happened. Smith said they had previously managed programs on an interim basis and felt they could do it again if it were necessary. In other business the board reviewed the 706 contracts for fiscal year 1961 which disbursed the funds received from the county mental health tax before issuing them to the agencies. They also reviewed and approved the year 03 NIMH grant (third year fun­ ding) application which seeks $1,438,000 in federal funds along with the annual evaluation report. ARGUE CAUSES OF FOX RIVER PROBLEMS (Continued from page 1) suggestions noting that frequently there were different restrictions for different parts of the river. "How do you notify the boaters?" "Could they place signs for the dif­ ferent restrictions at marinas or at launching points and uncover them as the conditions developed?" These were among the questions. % During the discussion participants disagreed as to who the offending boat operators might be. Some said it was the weekend operators not familiar with the river. Others claimed it was the shore owners themselves who operated boats regardless of river GIGANTIC conditions. And others accused the marina owners of letting anybody and everybody put their boat in the river "in exchange for a few bucks." Nulle noted that residents along the river could help enforcement by notifying the sheriff's office of violations and giving them the registration number of the boat. He added that there was a difficulty in prosecuting offenders because of the need in court to positively identify the operator. Audience members suggested that patrol boats be equipped with radios that communicated with the sheriffs radio network and others suggested monitoring the CB channels to find out where the action is. Nulle said the boat radios were the same as on the patrol cars, and they sometimes scanned CB channels. Another resident, who said she lived on the part of the river near Cary that was in Lake county, said she had poor communication with McHenry Coun­ ty's Sheriffs department. Frequently she was referred to the Lake county sheriff at Waukegan and it was three hours before an officer would show up. Nulle responded that his boats patrolled that part of the river also, and handled minor problems, but for major of­ fenses, Lake county would have to handle it because of jurisdictional problems. A representative of Jacoby's sub­ division said that boat size and speed were factors in bank erosion. He also suggested that the lock operator could be notified if special conditions prevailed, and he could advise boaters as they passed through. He also criticized the operation of the sheriffs boat patrol, which he said was too predictable and offenders knew the schedule and easily evaded notice. Ed Suchy of Fox River Grove agreed that there are boats on the river that don't belong there and that fast boats "traveling at 90 mph" are a problem. He suggested regulating or limiting the power, size and speed of boats. George Starr, supervisor of Algonquin township and a river resident, advised they should first set up a system so that boat operators on the river in violation of restrictions would have no excuse of "I didn't know." He suggested possibly putting out buoys with signs, and others suggested buoys with a printed cover indicating the river closed. Lou Anne Majewski, vice-chairman of the County board, suggested that people could help. Starr disagreed-- "That would involve too many. I'd rather call just one man who is responsible (the sheriff)." Gary Verdung, County board member, asked what determined opening the locks to affect the river level and who decides to do it and who establishes the patrol schedules. Sgt. George Meyers, in charge of the boat patrols, told of vandalism problems on any notification systems involving signs on bridges and buoys. Frank Novak, chief lock tender, ^on- firmed that on the average all buoys are replaced at least once a season. 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About responding to shore owners complaints of speeding boats, Meyers recalled that when the patrol responds to chase down a violator the Sheriffs office is frequently flooded with calls about a speeding patrol boat in a no wake area. Meyers noted that there were three groups involved in the situation, all with some differing in­ terests. These are boaters, shore dwellers, and the marina owners, he said. And if the marinas have to be closed down during the no boating periods, they complain of lost income. Meyers also answered a question that there was no penalty for a marina to launch a boat when the river is closed. This prompted a shore owner to ask, "Which is more important, ff$> the marina owner to earn $3 or for me to lose 4 feet of shore?" A marina owner spoke up to say that he never did know when the river was closed. They need a system of com­ munications (from the Sheriffs office). He added, "I will chain up my launch area when it is," and noted that other owners should do the same. Diane Probst, a shore resident, said the group was putting too much (blame) on the marinas. She told of shore dwellers who put their boats in the water before the river is opened and whenever they wanted. Marilyn Janhke, of Nunda township, suggested that one person in each subdivision could be part of calling chain and be notified when the river was closed or open and could advise boat operators launching in their area, or the sheriff about violations. Other audience members wondered about the difficulty of notifying about river conditions when the schools can notify 10,000 or 12,000 children about closing in hours. A marina owner noted that when McHenry county closed the river, the portion in Lake county was still open, according to the Lake county sheriff. Another property owner claimed that the biggest offenders were people who lived on the river, a remark which brought boos and catcalls from much of the crowd. Starr said there were different problems in different areas and he insisted that they have to have something or someone to point to. Dave Palmer, from Fox River Grove, noted that the only way the people in his area knew if the river was closed was to call the marina. SNOW BECOMES YOUNG JENNY (Continued from page 1) These items are available, but not many people use them, she explained. Attending West campus in McHenry, Jenny made some interesting com­ parisons between the school systems. "In South Africa, all the students wear uniforms and in general there is more discipline," she said. "Students stand when the teacher enters the room and there are assemblies before classes every day." She also noted that, in general; the schools are nMch smaller than in McHenry. The girls' school that Jenny attended had an enrollment of about 300 students. "H>ere is no credit system in South Africa," she pointed out. "We have five years of school and then major exams." The course work in America is easier but more varied, she observed. The life of a teenager in Johan­ nesburg is basically the same as in America, but with one major dif­ ference. Teens in South Africa watch very little television. "We have had television for five years," Jenny said. "There is one station (government operated) that is operated from 5 p.m. to midnight. Half broadcast in English and half is t in Afrikaans." Afrikaans is a language that developed from the 17th Century Dutch and, with English, are the two official languages of South Africa. A lot of the programming is imported from the United States, Germany and France, but the government does produce a lot of documentaries, Jenny said. "We tend to watch less, we don't fight over the television and there is usually only one television in the house," she noted. A youth's time in South Africa is occupied with homework, and the usual - parties, sports and movies. She said that rugby, soccer and field hockey are very popular in the country and noted that most sports played are of the outdoor variety. One sport that Jenny will miss is "cave-ing." "You put on a helmet and overalls and go crawling through small spaces and caves," she explained. "You have to have a certain kind of rock and you can see some very beautiful crystalline structures." When asked what she would miss, if she had to leave McHenry now, she replied, "The snow." "There is no snow in South Africa," Jenny said. "I've been cross-country and downhill skiing. It wasn't as hard as I thought - except for stopping and turning." Jenny Roberts will be in McHenry until next January, when she returns to South Africa to attend the university at Capetown. Jenny plans to major in computer science. MUSIN' AND MEANDERIN' (Continued from page 1) There are several advantages to the innovative sentencing system. It relieves overcrowding in jails and it provides a positive contribution to society. Also, it would seem to be a help in rehabilitating those who are sentenced. But in assessing its worth, it is good to remember that the failure of the judiciary and law enforcement in recent years has been more one of leniency than the reverse. Even repeat offenders have too often been placed on probation or given ridiculously light sentences. While this has been more apparent in metropolitan areas where more serious crimes are a daily occurrence, there have been occasional cases within our own county in which the public has expressed anger over sentences they felt did not fit the crime. The records tell us the sad truth that the offenders frequently have continued criminal careers to the detriment of society and at the cost of more innocent lives. Even with this in mind, community sentences appear to be a promising avenue of approach in a limited number of cases. Discretion and good judgment would seem to h| all important. With this in mind, the success or failure of community service sentences will be watched with interest. KAF TORNADO DRILL SLATED FOR MARCH 3 (Continued from page 1) special tone coded receivers in schools, hospitals and businesses all over McHenr^ county. The MCESDA office, by use of special equipment, interrupts the Lakes Cable Television system with the severe weather information. Sheriff's department deputies, county em­ ployees in radio controlled vehicles and numerous volunteers of MCESDA are sent to Re assigned locations to watch the weather under the direction of Administrative Assistant Barry Valentine. All these spotters receive numerous hours of specialized training. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are not always preceded by the issuance of watches because forecasting has not yet been developed to that point. Many people cannot differentiate between watches and warnings. Shay said, "The watch tells people to go about their business, but to keep an eye on the sky and keep in touch with weather statements and warnings issued by the NWS. The warning tells people of an actual sighting or an indication by radar and urges those in the danger path to prepare to take immediate shelter." The MCESDA Weather division will sponsor a weather training seminar, and refresher. The purpose of the seminar is to train weather spotters, and refresh those spotters who have taken the class in past years, in ob­ serving severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Subjects covered will be the thunderstorm development, safety and reporting rules, and how Emergency Operating Center (EOC) operates during watches and warnings. This seminar will be given twice on Wednesday, March 4. The first will be from 9 a.m. to noon and the second will be 7 to 10 p.m. It will be held in the operations room of the EOC at the courthouse. Those completing the final examination will be awarded cer­ tificates designating them as tornado spotters by MCESDA. Advance registration is necessary. If any county resident would be interested in at­ tending this seminar, they must call the MCESDA office^ at 815-338-6400 by Friday, February 27, 1981. Several years ago, the McHenry County board authorized the purchase of an informative film which explains about tornado information and safety measures. According to Director Shay, it has been shown to over 22,000 people in McHenry county. If any club or organization would like to have an informative weather program con­ ducted, they may contact the office soon, as there are limited dates available. At the present time, nothing is known that can prevent tornadoes. Therefore, everyone must know what to do if he finds himself in a severe weather situation. "We'd like to- give them the in­ formation on what to do, and then hope they do it," Shay said. DENY SERRITELLA NAME ON BALLOT (Continued from page 1) court," Ms. Serritella said after hearing the court's decision. "We are looking into other options too. I don't have to go on with this, but it's the principle of the thing." Narusis noted that the electoral board had never indicated that an appeal would be sought. That decision is up to the full elec­ toral board, according to Mayor Joseph Stanek, who also serves as chairman of the board ® Stanek said, "The option is being considered, but is very remote." Drug Charges A 20-year-old McHenry woman faces drug charges following her arrest by McHenry police this past week. Deborah S Adams, of 3701 Ellen road, McHenry was charged with delivery of a controlled substance. In an unrelated incident, McHenry police also arrested John A. 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