Title
Joint resolution approving the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Regarding Development of the Plan and Agreement to Consolidate Participating Lake County Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)s.
Staff Summary
* The next phase of 9-1-1 Consolidation in Lake County, Illinois, includes establishing a NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP.
* The Parties to this PSAP Development IGA agree to partner to develop a detailed plan and an additional Implementing IGA to establish a NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP for municipal corporations and other public entities to join as partners to meet 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch requirements in Lake County.
* Committed Parties to this PSAP Development IGA include County of Lake, Lake County Sheriff, CenCom E911, Fox Lake, Gurnee, Lake Zurich, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, and Waukegan.
* Each participating Public Safety Answering Point agrees to provide $50,000 to hire a project manager and supporting expertise.
* The County agrees to be the Executive Agent for the project and agrees to build the Regional Operations and Communications Facility to house the NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP.
* For this Agreement, the County of Lake and the Sheriff of Lake County are distinct entities, are signing this Agreement separate from one another, and have separate rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Parties have authority to enter into this intergovernmental agreement under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., and Article VII, Section 10 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and other applicable law; and
WHEREAS, in April 2017, Lake County and the Lake County ETSB received the 9-1-1 Consolidation Report which concluded that dispatch consolidation is a mutually beneficial path for public safety entities in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the 9-1-1 Consolidation Report stated the potential benefits of dispatch consolidation include: reduced call transferring; staffing improvements to provide enhanced ...
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