Title
Joint resolution to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Hainesville for the Lake County Department of Planning, Building, and Development to provide plan review and inspection services in building, fire, and safety codes for the Village.
Staff Summary
· The Village of Hainesville has approached the Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department with a proposal to enter into an agreement for County services in the areas of plan reviews and inspection services in building, fire, and safety codes for the Village.
· Due to increased efficiencies in the Department's field operations and the Village's convenient geographical location, the Department currently has the capacity to utilize existing staff to assist the Village while maintaining the current level of service with the Department's other clients and covering all departmental costs associated with such services to the Village.
· The proposed agreement will be effective from the date of execution for a period of two (2) years.
Body
This Agreement made and entered into this ____ day of March,
2014 by and between the County of Lake, a body politic and corporate hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY", and the Village of Hainesville, a municipal corporation within the boundaries of the County of Lake, hereinafter referred to as the "VILLAGE."
WHEREAS, both the COUNTY and the VILLAGE are governmental agencies of the State of Illinois vested with the responsibility and authority to enforce and uphold building, fire, and safety codes and other related services in their respective jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE has determined that there presently exists a need for plan review and inspection services in building, fire, and safety code enforcement in the VILLAGE as it currently lacks any qualified individual to perform those tasks for the VILLAGE; and
WHEREAS, both the COUNTY and the VILLAGE are authorized by the terms and provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooper...
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