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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS AND
THE DUPAGE COUNTY REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION
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WHEREAS, the DuPage County Regional Office of Education (hereinafter referred to as “ROE”) is duly organized and operating under the Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS et. al.; and
WHEREAS, ROE and Regional Superintendent is granted the authority to employ, with the approval of the DuPage County Board, such additional employees as are needed for the discharge of the duties of the office, 105 ILCS 5/3-15.6; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County provides medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits for all eligible County Employees; and
WHEREAS, as part of its duties under the Illinois School Code, the DuPage County Board authorizes the Regional Superintendent of Schools to employ such assistants as she needs for the discharge of her duties and fix the compensation thereof, which compensation shall be paid out of the County Treasury, 105 ILCS 5/4-6; and
WHEREAS, ROE currently has fifteen (15) full-time County-funded employees (Company 1000 Accounting Unit 5700) and forty-five (45) grant-funded employees (Company 1000 Accounting Unit 5701). The 45 grant-funded employees are funded by various state and federal grants applied for by ROE, are currently eligible for County benefits and within the insurance pool, but are currently not part of the headcount allocated by the County; and
WHEREAS, the County currently pays for all benefit costs and is reimbursed the monthly premiums by ROE for the 45 grant-funded employees. The 15 County-funded employees are included in the County budget and expensed through the County’s General Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County and ROE to continue to provide medical and employment benefits to all eligible ROE employees by memorializing the practice with the signing of this Resolution and the attached Memorandum of Understanding and incorporated by reference herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Board of the County of DuPage that the County Board Chair is hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the County of DuPage, the attached Memorandum of Understanding and the County Clerk shall attest to the same; and
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that certified copies of this resolution along with copies of the Memorandum of Understanding be transmitted by the County Clerk to the DuPage County Regional Office of Education and to the County Board Office.
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Enacted and approved this 14th day of May, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK