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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, THE VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK, THE VILLAGE OF MIDLOTHIAN, THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND HILLS AND THE CITY OF OAK FOREST FOR THE SHARING OF POLICE SERVICES, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES
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WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 authorizes units of local government, including municipalities, to contract to exercise, combine or transfer any power or function not prohibited to them by law or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) authorizes units of local government to exercise jointly with any public agency of the State, including other units of local government, any power, privilege or authority which may be exercised by a unit of local government individually, and to enter into contracts for the performance of governmental services, activities and undertakings; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (“Orland Park” or “Village”), the Village of Tinley Park (“Tinley Park”), the Village of Midlothian (“Midlothian”), the Village of Orland Hills (“Orland Hills”) and the City of Oak Forest (“Oak Forest”) each operate a police department that employs police officers who use law enforcement vehicles, equipment, and other resources; and
WHEREAS, on or around February of 2020, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Midlothian, Orland Hills and Oak Forest entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (the “IGA”) for the sharing of police services, equipment, and resources in order to form a joint task force to perform enhanced enforcement within their communities in response to a recent increase in car related thefts (a copy of this IGA is attached hereto as EXHIBIT A); and
WHEREAS, the Village of Palos Park (“Palos Park”) and the Village of Matteson (“Matteson”) desire to join the joint task force created by this IGA; and
WHEREAS, both Palos Park and Matteson operate a police department that employs police officers who use law enforcement vehicles, equipment, and other resources; and
WHEREAS, it is in the mutual interests of Orland Park, Tinley Park, Midlothian, Orland Hills, Oak Forest, Palos Park and Matteson to approve and enter into the attached First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement regarding the sharing of police services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The Village President and Board of Trustees hereby find that the recitals contained in the preambles of this Resolution are true and correct and said recitals are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
SECTION 2
The Village President and Board of Trustees hereby approve the “First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Village of Orland Park, the Village of Tinley Park, the Village of Midlothian, the Village of Orland Hills and the City of Oak Forest for the Sharing of Police Services, Personnel, Equipment and Resources,” attached hereto as EXHIBIT B.
SECTION 3
The Village President and Village Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the said Agreement (EXHIBIT B) on behalf of the Village, as well as execute any and all additional documents necessary and appropriate to carry out the terms and provisions of said Agreement.
SECTION 4
All resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are, to the extent of such conflict, expressly hereby repealed.
SECTION 5
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.