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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2, OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE IN REGARD TO ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER AGENCY
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1, the Village may pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, to carry into effect the powers granted to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Village, as a home rule municipality, has the authority under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to establish an Emergency Services and Disaster Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the establishment of an Emergency Services and Disaster Agency in the Village is in the best interests of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
Title 2, Chapter 2, of the Orland Park Village Code is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as follows:
2-2-1: ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES; MEMBERSHIP; STATUTORY AUTHORITY.
A. There is hereby created within the Village governmental organization an entity to be known as the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, hereinafter referred to as the Orland Park ESDA. This entity shall be responsible for the coordination of all emergency management programs within its jurisdiction and with private organizations, other political subdivisions, the State and Federal government in accordance with the provisions of "The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act", 20 ILCS 3305/1, et seq., ...
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