Title
Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental agreement between the City of North Chicago on behalf of the North Chicago Emergency Telephone System Board and the County of Lake, Illinois, on behalf of the Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board, for 9-1-1 call handling and routing.
Staff Summary
· The Illinois Commerce Commission requires that contiguous 911 entities have agreements with one another to send, receive, and service out of area calls.
· Agreements are in place to ensure proper handling of all calls as well as mis-routed 911 calls. If a call is received incorrectly each jurisdiction agrees to accept and service calls until they can be properly transferred to the correct 911 call handling jurisdiction.
· This updates the IGA provisions between the North Chicago ETSB and the Lake County ETSB.
Body
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, Article VII, Section 10, authorizes units of local government to contract or otherwise associate among themselves in any manner not prohibited by law or ordinance;
WHEREAS, 5 ILCS 220/1, entitled the “International Cooperation Act”, provides that any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or which may be exercised by a unit of local government may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other unit of local government; and
WHEREAS, 5 ILCS 220/2 defines a public agency as follows:
“any unit of local government as defined in the Illinois Constitution of 1970, any school district, any public community college district, any public building commission, the State of Illinois, any agency of the State government or of the United States, or any other State, any political subdivision of another State, and any combination of the above pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement which includes provisions for a governing body of the agency created by the agreement”; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Telephone System Act, 50 ILCS 750/14, provides for joint powers agreements or other writte...
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