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Joint resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Village of Vernon Hills and the County of Lake for utilization of the Lake County Shared NICE Inform/Organizer System.
Staff Summary
* This agreement is made pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, Article VII, Section 10 and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., between the County of Lake and the Village of Vernon Hills.
* The Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) in collaboration with a number of police agencies partnered to research and purchase a hardware and software system to aid in the storage and sharing of police data.
* The Inform Organizer software allows the police agency to take voice, video, and radio recordings, as well as data from the police agencies computer aided dispatch or records management systems and create one digital evidence file to store the data. The file then can be shared with authorized parties working on an investigation and prosecution.
* This is another excellent example of shared services and staff is currently working on finalizing the IGAs with more Lake County police agencies.
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RESOLUTION
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 it's agency, the Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board ("ETSB"), NICE Inform/Organizer System ("NIOS"); and
WHEREAS, the NIOS is an automated reconstruction software program utilizing remote voice logging equipment; and
WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY seeks to contract with the COUNTY to utilize the NIOS; and
WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY, is ready, willing, and able to pay for all costs associated with their use of the NIOS; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants contained in this Ag...
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