Title
Joint resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Village of Island Lake and the County of Lake for the funding of enhanced 9-1-1 wireless emergency telephone call taking service as specified in the attached agreement.
Staff Summary
• Illinois legislature has mandated that the Lake County ETSB must provide call-taking services for wireless 9-1-1 telephone calls pursuant to the Wireless Emergency Telephone Safety Act, 540 ILCS 751/1.
• Section 751/20 of the act creates the Wireless Service Emergency Fund and provides that grants from such Fund to emergency telephone system boards may be used only for the design, implementation, operation, maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1 services and the PSAPs.
• The 9-1-1 wireless calls are answered by the Lake County ETSB’s Island Lake PSAP.
• The Village of Island Lake will employ additional call takers to handle the influx of wireless 9-1-1 calls and provide the emergency services requested.
• The ETSB has agreed to fund salary and benefits for one-half (0.5) FTE of a call taker for the Village of Island Lake, not to exceed $25,000 per employee per year or $25,000 in total.
• T/C reimbursements for wireless 9-1-1 call taking is considered and appropriate expense of wireless surcharge funds.