City of Momence - 2015 Ordinances and Resolutions - page 7

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Resolution174
MunicipalityofMomence,KankakeeCounty, State of Illinois
AResolutionAuthorizing theExecutionof aLawEnforcementMutual Aid
Agreement and theExistence andFormationof the IllinoisLawEnforcement
AlarmSystemby Intergovernmental Cooperation.
WHEREAS,
theMunicipalityofMomence, of theState of Illinois, (hereinafter “Municipality”)
is aCityof theState of Illinois, and duly constituted public agencyof theState of Illinois, and;
WHEREAS,
theMunicipality, as a public agencyof theState of Illinois, is authorized and
empowered by theConstitution of theState of Illinois (Ill Const. Art. VII, S 10) and the Illinois
Intergovernmental CooperationAct (5ILCS 220/1 et seq.) to enter into intergovernmental
agreementswith other public agencies onmatters ofmutual concern and interest such as the
provision of adequate law enforcement personnel and resources for the protection of residents
and property fallingwithin the jurisdiction of theMunicipality, and;
WHEREAS,
theMunicipality recognizes that certain natural orman-made occurrencesmay
resultmay result in emergencies or disasters that exceed the resources, equipment, and/or law
enforcement personnel of a single public agency, and;
WHEREAS,
a given public agency can, by entering into amutual aid agreement for law
enforcement services and resources, effectivelyprovide a broader range andmore plentiful
amount of law enforcement capability for the citizenrywhich it serves, and;
WHEREAS,
in order to have an effectivemutual aid agreement for law enforcement resources
and services, thisMunicipality recognizes itmust be prepared to come to the aid of other public
agencies in their respective times of need, due to emergencies, or disasters, and;
WHEREAS,
thisMunicipality recognizes the need for our specificMunicipality to develop an
effectivemutual aid agreement for law enforcement services and resources uponwhich itmay
call upon in its time of need, and is prepared to enter into amutual aid agreement for law
enforcement services, and resources, with other like-minded public agencies, and;
WHEREAS,
thisMunicipality also recognizes the need for the existence of a public agency,
formed by an intergovernmental agreement between two ormore public agencies, which can
serve to coordinate and facilitate the provision of law enforcementmutual aid, between
signatorypublic agencies, to amutual aid agreement, for law enforcement services and
resources, and;
WHEREAS,
thisMunicipalityhas been providedwith a certain “LawEnforcementMutual Aid
Agreement”which has been reviewed by the elected officials of thisMunicipality, andwhich
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