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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSAL AND DESTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY (GAS MASKS FILTERS AND AUTO INJECTORS)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois (the “Village”) is an Illinois home rule municipality; and
WHEREAS, in 2003 the Village Police Department acquired 143 (Models Avon FM 12, and older models) gas masks, 264 gas filters and 50 auto injectors (the “Property”) from Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm Systems; and
WHEREAS, the property had a ten (10) year warranty, now expired, and that the Property cannot be re-conditioned; and
WHEREAS, to purchase replacements of the Property would be at a cost in excess of $44,177.00; and
WHEREAS, the property is no longer required police equipment as Village police officers assigned to the South Suburban Emergency Response Team (“SSERT”) and the Mobile Field Force (“MFF”) will have such equipment available as the SSERT and MFF currently possess such equipment; and
WHEREAS, although the Village has received a purchase offer of $4,235.00 for the Property, the Chief of Police recommends the Property be destroyed to avoid any future Village liability resulting from use of this obsolete equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees have therefore determined that continued ownership of the Property is not in the best interest of the Village and that the Property should be safely destroyed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
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The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this Section as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
Pursuant to Section 11-76-4 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-76-4) the Village President and Board of Trustees find that the Property is no longer necessary or useful to the Village and the Village’s best interest will be served by the safe destruction of the Property by the Chief of Police,...
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