Legislative Agenda

The Legislative Agenda for 2008 reflects the current concerns and needs of our local government members and was approved
by the membership on January 23, 2008.  As the legislative season progresses, additional specific bills and/or issues may be added to the agenda. 

The specific issues outlined in the Legislative Agenda are in keeping with the basic legislative tenets of the MCCG, which are the following:

-Support legislation granting additional permissive authority for counties, townships, and municipalities;

-Support legislation allowing counties, townships, and both home rule and non-home rule municipalities to expand non-property tax

revenue sources;

-Oppose unfunded mandates imposed by the state or federal government;

-Oppose legislation that would reduce the existing authority of county, township, or municipal government;

-Oppose proposals that erode the existing county, township, or municipal revenue base; and

-Support legislation upholding local and regional land planning and zoning authority.

In addition to the basic tenets and specific legislative agenda, the MCCG strives to do the following:

• Energize our electorate through education and communications programs to help them express their views to their elected state representatives
• Promote more legislative involvement and lobbying by MCCG member mayors and presidents

State Legislative Contact Information

• State Senator Pamela Althoff
  One North Virginia St.
  Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  (815) 455-6330
   

• State Senator William Peterson
  One North Main Street
  Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
   (847) 634-6060
   

• State Representative Mike Tryon
  One North Virginia St.
  Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  (815) 459-6453
   

• State Representative Mark Beaubien
  124-A E. Liberty St.
  Wauconda, IL 60084
  (847) 487-5252
   

• State Representative Jack Franks
  1193 South Eastwood Drive
  Woodstock, IL 60098
  (815) 334-0063
   

• State of Illinois General Assembly

Federal Legislative Contact Information

• Senator Richard Durbin

• Senator Barack Obama

• Congressman Donald Manzullo

• Congresswoman Melissa Bean

MCCG members met with Senator Barack Obama during his visit to McHenry County on February 23, 2006.  Pictured above (from left to right): MCCG Vice-President Sue Low, Mayor of the City of McHenry; Senator Barack Obama; MCCG President Ed Plaza, President of the Village of Lake in the Hills; MCCG Executive Director Anna Bicanic Moeller; MCCG Legislative Chairman Robert Abboud, President of the Village of Barrington Hills.