Title
Ordinance consenting to the admission of an additional member, Lake Zurich, pursuant to an admissions agreement, to the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency.
Staff Summary
• The Village of Lake Zurich desires admission to the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA).
• Lake Zurich’s admission must be approved by the CLCJAWA Board, and each CLCJAWA member must also pass an ordinance approving Lake Zurich admission. As Lake County is a member of CLCJAWA, the Lake County Board must adopt the Ordinance consenting admission.
• The Admissions Agreement has been unanimously approved and recommended for Lake County approval by the CLCJAWA Board of Directors and was also approved by the Village of Lake Zurich Board and Village President.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (‘the Member”) is an Illinois governmental body owning and operating a municipal water system or systems that provide water to its retail customers service areas; and
WHEREAS, the Member is a Member of the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (the “Agency”) pursuant to the Amended Agency Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agency supplies potable water from Lake Michigan to the Members pursuant to the Restated Water Purchase and Sale Contract between the Agency and such Members; and
WHEREAS, the Agency’s Board of Directors has approved an Admissions Agreement to the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (the “Admissions Agreement”), for the admission of the Village of Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois, as a member of the Agency, and to provide Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich; and
WHEREAS, the Member has considered these matters and finds it advisable, in order to assure an economic and reliable supply of Lake Michigan Water now and into the future, to authorize and approve the admissions as described above; and
WHEREAS, the approved Admissions Agreement for Lake Zurich has been presented to the Member and is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY OF LAKE, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Recitals. The findings and determinations set forth in the preambles to
this Ordinance are hereby made findings and determinations of the Member and are incorporated into the body of this Ordinance by reference.
Section 2: Approval of Admission of Members. The Member hereby consents to the admission of the Village of Lake Zurich, Lake County, Illinois, as a member of the Agency, and for the Agency to provide Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich pursuant to the Admissions Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 3: File with Agency. By this Ordinance, the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to promptly file a certified copy of this Ordinance with the Secretary of the Agency.
Section 4: Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this
Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 5: Superseder. All ordinances, resolutions and orders, or parts thereof, in
conflict with this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby superseded.
Section 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage and approval and it shall be published in pamphlet form.
AYES: _______________________________________________________________
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NAYS: _______________________________________________________________
ABSENT: _______________________________________________________________
ADOPTED: _________________, 2024
APPROVED: ___________________, 2024
County Board Chair
ATTEST:
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Clerk
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 9, 2024.