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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
MUTUAL AID NETWORK (IPWMAN) AGREEMENT
(COUNTY APPROXIMATE ANNUAL FEE $500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN) was organized beginning in 2009 to coordinate mutual aid. The system is designed to facilitate all levels of mutual aid from day-to-day non-emergent sharing of resources to major incidents and disasters requiring significant deployment of resources; and
WHEREAS, since the last revision of the master IPWMAN intergovernmental agreement IPWMAN has grown exponentially to its current composition of over 400 Illinois member agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, Article VI I, Section 10, authorizes units of local government to contract or otherwise associate among themselves with the State, with other States and their units of local government, and with the United States to obtain and share services and to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any manner not prohibited by law or ordinance; and to further contract or otherwise associate with individuals, associations, and corporations in any manner not prohibited by law or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/ 1 et seq., provides that any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised, or which may be exercised by a unit of local government may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other unit of local government from this state or another state; and
WHEREAS, Section 5 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/5, provides that any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the County of DuPage and its residents to enter into the attached intergovernmental agreement (“AGREEMENT”) at an annual cost of approximately $500.00 to secure to each the benefits of mutual aid in public works and the protection of life and property from an emergency or disaster and to provide for public works
assistance, training and other necessary functions to assist with the sharing of equipment and personnel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the attached Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network Agreement between the County of DuPage and Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network is hereby approved, along with the approximate annual cost of $500.00, and the Chair of the County Board is hereby directed and authorized to execute the attached AGREEMENT on behalf of the COUNTY and the DuPage County Clerk is hereby authorized to attest thereto; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all prior Resolutions, or parts of Resolutions, in conflict with this Resolution shall be repealed to the extent of any conflict; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk be directed to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network, 1701 E. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802, and one copy to the Auditor, Treasurer, Finance Department, Human Resources Department, DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and one copy to the County Board, by and through the Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 25th day of February, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK