RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN DUPAGE COUNTY AND KANE COUNTY FOR HOUSING
AND DETENTION SERVICES FOR MINORS
resolution
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, Article VII, Section 10, provides that units of local government may contract or otherwise associate among themselves to obtain or share services and to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any matter not prohibited by law or by ordinance and may use their credit, revenues, and other resources to pay costs related to intergovernmental activities; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF DUPAGE and the COUNTY OF KANE ("Parties") are units of local government within the meaning of Article 7 Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., provides that any county may participate in an intergovernmental agreement under the Act notwithstanding the absence of specific authority under State law to perform the service involved provided that the unit of local government contracting with the county has authority to perform the service; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF DUPAGE and the COUNTY OF KANE are public agencies within the meaning of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/2); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF DUPAGE is authorized to establish, support and maintain a detention home responsible for the care and custody of delinquent minors (55 ILCS 75/1); and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF DUPAGE is desirous of utilizing the available housing for juvenile detainees which the COUNTY OF KANE can provide; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act, 705 ILCS 405/5, the CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT and DESIGNATED COURT SERVICES STAFF are authorized to request detention services for juveniles in a secure detention facili...
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