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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ALARM
SYSTEM AND THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE
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WHEREAS, the ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT ALARM SYSTEM (ILEAS), 1701 East Main Street, Urbana, Illinois 61802, is a public agency of the State of Illinois created by various local law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Illinois pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (County) is a unit of local government organized as a county under township organization as set forth in the Counties Code, the corporate powers of which are exercised by its County Board; and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq. encourages and authorizes units of local government to cooperate and enter into agreements to promote the public welfare and accomplish the mission of local government; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS' mission is to coordinate statewide mutual aid response of member law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS purchases equipment to further its mission, including supporting law enforcement, emergency managers, and other emergency responders with communications assets; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS serves as a fiduciary agency to the Illinois Homeland Security and Advisory Council (HSAC) for the purchase, maintenance, and tracking of certain communications assets; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS identified a need for placing rapidly-deployable communications vehicles (“RapidComm”) in various regions throughout the State of Illinois to provide prompt response to emergencies, disasters, and other calls from law enforcement, emergency managers, or other first responders for mutual aid; and
WHEREAS, in case of an emergency or disaster arising within the jurisdictional territories of the County or other public agencies, cities, political subdivisions, or taxing districts of the State, it is often desirable and necessary to require additional equipment and personnel beyond that which each individual public agency, city, political subdivision, or taxing district of the State is able to furnish from its own resources, to combat such an emergency or disaster; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS selected the DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (OHSEM) to design, assemble, and become the custodial agency for the first RapidComm vehicle; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS has since identified a need for placing two additional RapidComm vehicles in various regions throughout the State of Illinois to provide prompt response to emergencies, disasters, and other calls from law enforcement, emergency managers, or other first responders for mutual aid; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS considers it critically important that all RapidComm vehicles be constructed in a uniform and standardized manner, barring any technological upgrades or changes due to lessons learned, to ensure interoperability and interchangeability during deployment and use; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS will purchase and provide said vehicles and equipment for assembly prior to being assigned to custodial agencies in regions of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, OHSEM has the experience of assembling the prototype “RapidComm” for ILEAS; and
WHEREAS, OHSEM has the capability and capacity through its team of skilled volunteers willing and desiring to assemble the two additional “RapidComm” vehicles as an act of public service and goodwill at no charge to ILEAS or County; and
WHEREAS, County currently serves as the custodial agency for and keeps ready for service various ILEAS-owned assets which County uses locally, regionally, and Statewide; and
WHEREAS, ILEAS has stated its desire to express its gratitude to County for assembling two additional RapidComm units; and
WHEREAS, County would be willing to be the custodial agency for additional communications assets if and when ILEAS were to provide them as gratitude and for service locally, regionally, and Statewide; and,
WHEREAS, ILEAS has offered, in recognition of the DuPage County OHSEM volunteers’ goodwill and public service, to purchase and retain ownership of communications equipment in the value of approximately $25,000 per assembled vehicle which ILEAS will provide on indefinite loan to DuPage County as the custodial agency for use to the County and region;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board accepts and approves the attached Agreement with ILEAS, 1701 East Main Street, Urbana, Illinois 61802.
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Enacted and approved this 25th day of June, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK