WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board will review its rules before it looks into a referendum to popularly elect its chairman.

The Management Services Committee agreed Monday morning to prioritize its post-election review of board rules before examining whether to put the question before voters in 2014. The 24-member board elects its chairman from among board members to a two-year term after each November general election.

But let it fall off the to-do list, committee member Michael Walkup warned, and the County Board again next year could face another citizen
referendum to change to a county executive form of government, as was attempted in November.