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RESOLUTION FOR THE CHAIR OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD
TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE OAK BROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR ACCESS TO THE COUNTY’S CENTRAL SIGNAL SYSTEM
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (hereinafter referred to as “COUNTY”) and the Village of Oak Brook, through its Police Department (hereinafter referred to as “MUNICIPALITY”) are public agencies within the meaning of the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10, of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois encourages and provides for units of local government to contract and otherwise associate with each other to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY by virtue of its power set forth in “Counties Code” (55 ILCS 5/1001 et seq.) and “Illinois Highway Code” (605 ILCS 5/5-101 et. seq.) and the MUNICIPALITY by virtue of its power set forth in the “Illinois Municipal Code” (65 ILCS 5/5-1-1 et seq.) are authorized to enter into agreements, contracts and letters of understanding; and
WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY has requested to monitor traffic operations utilizing the COUNTY’S traffic cameras and Ethernet-based traffic signal system, also known as the Central Signal System, to support its public safety responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, a Letter of Understanding, (hereinafter referred to as “LOU”) has been prepared and is attached hereto which outlines the rights, responsibilities and/or requirements of the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY related to the video feeds; and
WHEREAS, The MUNICIPALITY is working with a third-party provider (hereinafter referred to as “PROVIDER”), to consolidate and integrate video feeds for access by the MUNICIPALITY; and
WHEREAS, since neither the COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, nor the PROVIDER, (hereinafter referred as “PARTIES”), has experience integrating the Central Signal System network topology and the PARTIES desire to conduct a Pilot Program using the COUNTY’s existing video cameras, to determine if this integration is feasible; and
WHEREAS, during the Pilot Program, the COUNTY will provide, at no cost, access to the County’s Central Signal System Field Network to the MUNICIPALITY and the PROVIDER, including all necessary credentials to access the video cameras in and around the Village of Oak Brook, and any other cameras which the COUNTY may add to the Central Signal System.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board, that the Chair of said Board is hereby directed and authorized to execute the attached LOU with the MUNICIPALITY; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board, that the County Engineer be hereby directed and authorized to execute amendments to the LOU, if during the Pilot Program, any additional cameras are installed by the COUNTY at any other locations; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an original copy of this Resolution and the Letter of Understanding be sent to the MUNICIPALITY, by and through the Division of Transportation.
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Enacted and approved this 9th day of May, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK