INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE AND THE VILLAGE OF GLEN ELLYN FOR INSPECTION AND PERMITTING SERVICES
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resolution
WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/ et. seq) authorize units of local government, including counties and municipalities, to contract or otherwise associate among themselves in any manner not prohibited by law and to jointly exercise any power, privilege or authority conferred upon them by law; and
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1971 and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq. allow units of public entities to enter into intergovernmental agreements in the furtherance of their governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Glen Ellyn recently annexed the property formerly known as “22 W 327 Ahlstrand” and currently known as 615 Ahlstrand on January 1, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the owners of the Ahlstrand property submitted and received permits for the erection of a new house, swimming pool, and various other improvements to the Ahlstrand property from the DuPage County Building Department prior to the annexation, and
WHEREAS, the structures on the Ahlstrand property were not completed prior to the annexation and require additional inspections in order for the permits to be completed, and
WHEREAS, the Village of Glen Ellyn has requested that the County complete the inspection process in accordance with the permitting standards adopted by the County of DuPage in its Building Code, and
WHEREAS, the Village of Glen Ellyn holds sole and exclusive permitting authority over the structures located on properties within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Glen Ellyn, and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage, by statute, only has permitting authority over property located in the unincorporated areas of the County of DuPage, and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage and Village of Glen Ellyn have agreed to vest the County of DuPage with the authority to inspect permits on 615 Ahlstrand which were requested and issued prior to the Village’s annexation of the property on January 1, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement between the County and the Village is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Board of DuPage County that the Chair of the DuPage County Board be hereby directed and authorized to execute the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the DuPage County Clerk be directed to provide copies of this executed resolution and the executed agreement to the Village of Glen Ellyn.
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Enacted and approved this 28th of March, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK