HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 31-25 10/28/2025 Authorizing An Intergovernmental Agreement Between The Joint Emergency Management System (JEMS) , The Village Of Mount Prospect And Participating MunicipalitiesRESOLUTION NO. 31-25
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE JOINT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JEMS), THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT AND
PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES
WHEREAS, The Village of Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village,
Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Streamwood, and
Wheeling (the "Participating Municipalities") agree, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Illinois,
1970, Article VII, Section 10, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.), and the
Emergency Management Act (20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the "Participating Municipalities" each have emergency management responsibilities, including
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts and programs, which can be enhanced through
regional collaboration; and
WHEREAS, the Participating Municipalities seek to enhance regional emergency management capabilities
by establishing a Joint Emergency Management System (]EMS) that will serve as a collaborative entity to
coordinate emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts and programs; and
WHEREAS, JEMS will provide coordinated emergency management planning, training, resource and
response support for the "Participating Municipalities" in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and
guidelines.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED/RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: The Board of Trustees do hereby authorize the Village of Mount Prospect to enter into
an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Joint Emergency Management System (]EMS) and the
"Participating Municipalities", a copy of which is attached hereto and made part of this Resolution as Exhibit
A.
SECiIO j,&Q ;, That the Mayor is authorized to sign the agreement and the Village Clerk to attest.
SECTION THREE: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: Dante, DiPrima, Gens, Matuszak, Saccotelli
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Grossi
PASSED and APPROVED on this 28th day of Octc
ATTEST.,
Karen M. Agoranos Village Clerk
JOINT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JEMS)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
The undersigned Participating Municipalities agree, pursuant to the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, 1970, Article VII, Section 10, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1
et seq.), and the Emergency Management Act (20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq.) as follows:
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Participating Municipalities, as defined herein, each have emergency
management responsibilities, including preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts
and programs, which can be enhanced through regional collaboration; and
WHEREAS, the Participating Municipalities seek to enhance regional emergency
management capabilities by establishing a Joint Emergency Management System (JEMS) that will
serve as a collaborative entity to coordinate emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and
recovery efforts and programs.
WHEREAS, JEMS will provide coordinated emergency management planning, training,
resource and response support for the Participating Municipalities in accordance with federal,
state, and local laws and guidelines.
Agreement
1. Participating Municipalities
The Participating Municipalities of this IGA are: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo
Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect
Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Streamwood, and Wheeling. Additional municipalities
may join JEMS if invited by the JEMS Board of Directors pursuant to the procedures outlined in
the JEMS Bylaws, by adopting this Agreement.
The Participating Municipalities share a common interest in combining resources for
regional emergency management, building community -wide emergency management
capabilities, and providing emergency management training, and hereby form the Joint
Emergency Management System ("JEMS"), an intergovernmental agency, to coordinate their
common interests and share costs and expenses related to those common interests.
3. Effective Date
This IGA will go into effect on January 1, 2026.
4. Governance and JEMS Bylaws
A. JEMS shall be governed by a Board of Directors ("JEMS Board"), whose powers
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and responsibilities will be enumerated in JEMS Bylaws.
B. Each Participating Municipality expressly agrees to appoint its chief appointed
official to the JEMS Board.
C. The Participating Municipalities agree that, within sixty (60) days of the Effective
Date of this IGA, the JEMS Board will adopt Bylaws governing JEMS and its Board
("JEMS Bylaws").
D. Each Participating Municipality will have one vote on the JEMS Board, subject to
revision by the JEMS Bylaws.
E. The Participating Municipalities agree that the JEMS Bylaws will create JEMS
Board Officers, including a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Participating Municipalities agree to abide by the JEMS Bylaws for the
duration of this IGA.
G. It is the intention of the Participating Municipalities that the JEMS Board has the
authority to enter into contracts and hire, supervise, discipline, and otherwise
control employees of JEMS.
S. Invoicing and Payment
A. Each Participating Municipality agrees to pay all fees and other costs as may be
assessed by the JEMS Board. All payments shall be made on or before the due
date set by the JEMS Board.
Each Participating Municipality understands and agrees that non-payment of
fees and other costs is a material breach of this IGA and is grounds for
withholding the services provided by JEMS.
6. Duty to Cooperate
The Parties understand that this IGA is an intergovernmental agreement. Accordingly, all
Participating Municipalities agree to cooperate in all respects in the provision and receipt of
services hereunder, including but not limited to the management of JEMS, the record keeping
requirements of JEMS, the staffing of JEMS, and the costs and payment obligations of JEMS.
7. Notices
All notices required to be given under this IGA shall be given by hand delivery, First Class
U.S. Mail or national overnight courier to the addresses below:
If to the JEMS Board;. Director
Northwest Central Joint Emergency Management System
1975 East Davis Street
Arlington Heights IL 60005
If to a Participating Municipality: Addresses listed below.
8. Governin-R Law and Venue
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. Jurisdiction over the
parties and the venue for all disputes under this IGA or the JEMS Bylaws shall be in the Circuit
Court of Cook County, Illinois.
9. Amendments and Waivers
Except for a duly adopted amendment to the JEMS Bylaws, this IGA may not be amended,
modified or waived in any respect except by written agreement duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by all of the Parties hereto.
10. Authority of Signatories
The individual signing on behalf of the Participating Municipality warrants that
he/she/they have all due authority to execute this IGA and that Participating Municipality's
governing board has taken all necessary steps to so authorize this IGA.
11. Severabilqy
The many terms and provisions of this IGA are severable. Should any court of competent
jurisdiction for any reason declare any portion of this IGA unenforceable, those provisions
remaining shall continue in full force and effect for the full term as provided herein.
12. Counterparts
This IGA may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same IGA. Executed facsimile
and electronic copies shall have the same force and effect as the original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Participating Municipalities have each caused this Agreement
to be execute by duly authorized officers thereof as of the date and year written below.
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