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Committee action adopting revised Considerations and Principles Relating to Intergovernmental Agreements for sewer service.
Staff Summary
• The Public Works and Transportation (PWT) Committee adopted a set of Considerations and Principles Relating to Intergovernmental Agreements for Sewer and Amendments to Existing Agreements in April 2005, to assist in effective and efficient evaluation regarding decisions relating to sanitary sewer service.
• In light of recent direction from PWT, a review of this document was conducted with recommended changes introduced by staff.
• Language recommendations and input from PWT were reviewed on November 4, 2015, and revised language has been incorporated in a revised document.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lake County owns and operates local and regional sanitary sewer systems in various parts of the County; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has entered into Intergovernmental Agreements and Amendments to Agreements for sewer service with several municipalities and government agencies in the County; and
WHEREAS, to assist in making decisions relating to sewer service, Lake County should evaluate the effects from a policy and practical perspective; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has authorized the PWT Committee to review and evaluate requests for sewer service; and
WHEREAS, in order to most effectively and efficiently evaluate and make decisions relating to sewer service, it would be appropriate and prudent for the PWT Committee to establish principles and factors to be assessed when evaluating sewer service decisions; and
WHEREAS, the PWT Committee has established the policies, “Considerations and Principles Relating to Intergovernmental Agreements for Sewer and Amendments to Existing Agreements”, which were originally adopted April 5, 2005, and have been revised to incorporate recommended enhancements; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the Public Works & Transportation Committee to adopt the attached “Considerations and Principles Relating to Intergovernmental Agreements for Sewer and Amendments to Existing Agreements”.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Public Works and Transportation Committee approves this resolution adopting a revised sewer policy, “Considerations and Principles Relating to Intergovernmental Agreements for Sewer and Amendments to Existing Agreements”, in the substantial form contained herein.
DATED at WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, on this 8th day of December, A.D., 2015.