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RESOLUTION APPROVING A MUTUAL TERMINATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE COUNTY OF DU PAGE, ON BEHALF OF THE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD
OF DU PAGE COUNTY, AND THE VILLAGE OF ADDISON
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WHEREAS, the DuPage County Emergency Telephone System Board ("DU PAGE ETSB") is an emergency telephone system board, established pursuant to Section 15.4 of the Local Government Emergency Telephone System Act, 50 ILCS 750/15.4 ("Act") and the DuPage Emergency Telephone System Ordinance ("Ordinance"), DuPage County Code ?20-40; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY OF DUPAGE (the County) is a body politic and Corporate duly incorporated by the laws of the State of Illinois, and located in Wheaton, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Addison is a Home Rule Unit of Government, duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois and located in Addison, DuPage County, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the DU PAGE ETSB is authorized and empowered, pursuant to Section 15.4 (b) of the Act to plan, implement, upgrade, and maintain an Emergency 9-1-1 System for citizens of the County of DuPage and portions of Cook, Kane and Will counties; and
WHEREAS, DU PAGE ETSB is further charged with the responsibility of providing enhanced 9-1-1 emergency services, including Computer Aided Dispatch ("CAD") by Illinois Law (50 ILCS 750/35); and
WHEREAS, in the exercise of its statutory duties, the ETSB implemented a CAD system throughout DuPage County to ensure the dispatch of an appropriate emergency response to telephone calls placed to 9-1-1; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution (Article VIII, ?10) and laws of the State of Illinois (5 ILCS 220/1) permit units of local government to contract; enter into intergovernmental agreements; or otherwise associate among themselves to obtain or share services or to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function, in such a manner as is not restricted by law or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, DU PAGE ETSB lacks ...
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