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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Deborah Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel and Jacqueline Hobday, Aurora Police Department Dispatch
DATE: April 15, 2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement between the Aurora Police Department, through the City of Aurora, with the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force.
PURPOSE:
The Aurora Police Department, through the City of Aurora, is requesting approval of the attached intergovernmental agreement between Aurora and the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force. This agreement would provide additional resources to dispatchers at the Aurora Police Department in the event that mutual aid is needed.
BACKGROUND:
In the event of a natural or man-made situation, it is necessary for the Aurora Police Department dispatchers to occasionally call for assistance from other agencies. This agreement covers situations in which Aurora may call for assistance or assist other agencies.
DISCUSSION:
This Resolution allows Aurora to request assistance in the time of an emergency, if necessary. Additionally, Aurora will join the task force and assist other agencies when available and needed.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The agreement outlines the responsibilities of task force members in an emergency. This agreement will benefit Aurora, specifically with dispatching needs, in a time of an emergency.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Aurora Police Department requests the approval of this agreement and for the Mayor, or his designee, to sign the agreement upon approval of City Council.
cc: Government Operations Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution of the City of Aurora, through the Aurora Police Department, authorizing the execution of the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force Intergovernmental Agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, (the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) provides that any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or which may be exercised by a unit of local government may be exercised jointly with any other unit of local government whether within or outside the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, units of local government in Illinois, together with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), have determined that it is in the best interests of the residents of the State of Illinois to establish the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force (IL-TERT); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of IL-TERT is to provide emergency telecommunications personnel and resources to a stricken unit of local government when natural or man-made occurrences create emergencies that exceed the resources, equipment and/or telecommunications personnel of that unit of local government; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of its residents and emergency service personnel to participate in IL-TERT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. That the of the Police Chief of the City of Aurora is authorized to execute the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force Agreement. (A copy of said Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.)
Section 2. That the Police Chief shall take any and all other actions necessary to effectuate membership in the Illinois Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force.