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AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
AND DUPAGE COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY CLERK
FOR POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILTY IMPROVEMENTS
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WHEREAS, the Clerk of the County of DuPage has applied for and been granted funds in the amount of $675,233.88 (SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE AND 88/100 DOLLARS) by the State of Illinois for the purpose of various accessibility improvements to certain Wheaton Park District facilities used as polling locations during local, state and federal elections; and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage and the DuPage County Clerk recognize the desirability of collaborating with other government agencies, such as the Wheaton Park District, to effectively and efficiently implement the construction of these accessibility improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.), enacted by the State of Illinois, permits the establishment of intergovernmental agreements between public agencies to perform governmental services, activities and undertakings; and
WHEREAS, such an intergovernmental agreement has been negotiated between the County of DuPage and the Wheaton Park District which outlines the terms and conditions associated with the disbursal of the grant funds and the management of the construction projects described under the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the DuPage County Board, that it is its best interest, and the best interest of its residents, to enter into the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement for the implementation of transportation programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board Chair is authorized to execute the intergovernmental agreement with the Wheaton Park District, attached hereto as Exhibit A; an...
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