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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
VILLAGE OF LISLE AND THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS
FOR REPORTING AND METER READING
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has granted the County of DuPage ("COUNTY") authority to construct and maintain sewer and water systems and to enter into agreements for purposes related thereto (Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 55 paragraphs 5/5-15001 et. seq.); and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE and the COUNTY are public agencies within the meaning of Illinois Intergovernmental Corporation 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 the State to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act and Article 7, Section 10 of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois include fostering cooperation among units of local government in planning and providing services to their citizens; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE furnishes water to customers in its service area, in accord with the authority granted to it by the Illinois General Assembly, and accordingly must arrange for regular readings of the water meters at the customers’ premises; and
WHEREAS, similarly, the COUNTY operates a waterworks system in its services areas, in accord with the authority granted to it by the Illinois General Assembly, and accordingly must also arrange for regular readings of the water meters at its customers’ premises; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY presently conducts bi-monthly water readings of the VILLAGE’S service area at the premises of customers on the COUNTY and VILLAGE water systems; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE and COUNTY have determined that it would be more efficient for a single entity to collect all meter readings and to supply these readings to the other governmental entity; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE and COUNTY desire for the COUNTY to read the VILLAGE’S water meters; and
WHEREAS, the VILLAGE and COUNTY desire to partner in the implementation of a fixed-base, Advanced Metering Infrastructure System (AMI) in order to: 1) Eliminate manual water reads; 2) Reduce non-revenue water due to meter inaccuracies and enable more timely identification of leaks; 3) Reduce cost to obtain reads; and 4) Improve customer service by receiving daily consumption reads to provide advanced data analysis and providing water customer access to a consumer portal to monitor usage; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that meter-reading services be provided subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the attached Intergovernmental Agreement between the COUNTY and VILLAGE is hereby accepted and approved and that the Chairman of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Intergovernmental Agreement on behalf of the County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the DuPage County Clerk be directed to transmit certified copies of this Resolution and the attached Agreement to the Village of Lisle, 925 Burlington Avenue, Lisle, Illinois 60532 ATTN: Eric Ertmoed; Nicholas V. Alfronso, State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Enacted and approved this 25th day of April, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK