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Joint resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with the Villages of Barrington, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, and Fox Lake for the purpose of utilizing the Lake County ETSB Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD).
Staff Summary
· CAD is an automated police and fire call dispatch system utilizing computer access to address, incident, and resources information
· The Villages of Barrington, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, and Fox Lake desire contracting with the County for dispatching purposes.
· The Villages are responsible for all associated costs of CAD connectivity, PSAP hardware and usage.
· CAD, its systems, programs and reports shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the COUNTY.
· Each Municipality will pay their own connection cost.
· Any additional costs incurred by the Villages for CAD related services, interfaces, licensing, mapping, geocoding, cabling, maintenance etc. will be paid by the Villages.
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WHEREAS, the Emergency Telephone System Act, 50 ILCS 750/0.01 et seq., authorizes units of local government to own and operate emergency telephone systems; and
WHEREAS, the County owns and operates, through its agency, the Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB), a Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD); and
WHEREAS, the CAD is an automated police and fire call dispatch system;
WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITIES, which have entered into a Joint Emergency Telephone System, are ready, willing, and able to pay for all costs associated with their use of the CAD; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Villages of Barrington, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, and Fox Lake for the purpose of utilizing the Lake County Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD).
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on July 9, 2013.