Title
Joint resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Round Lake Beach to provide permit inspections and plan reviews for Village projects by the Lake County Department of Planning, Building, and Development.
Staff Summary
· The Village of Round Lake Beach has approached the Lake County Planning, Building and Development Department with a proposal to enter into a short-term agreement for County services in the areas of permit inspections and plan reviews for Village projects.
· 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 level of service with the Department’s other clients and covering all departmental costs associated with such services to the Village.
· The proposed agreement limits inspections and plan review services to no more than 24 hours per week, effective from the date of execution through September 27, 2013.
Body
This agreement made and entered into this ____________ day of ____________, 2013 by and between the County of Lake, a body politic and corporate hereinafter referred to as the “COUNTY”, and the Village of Round Lake Beach, 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; and
WHEREAS, both the COUNTY and the VILLAGE are authorized by the terms and provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/5, to enter into intergovernmenta...
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