2020-10-19 - Ordinance 2020-081 - AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH DACRA TECH LLC., FOR AN ELECTRONIC CITATIONS AND ADJUDICATION SOFTWARE LICENSE ORDINANCE 2020—81
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH DACRA TECH LLC., FOR AN
ELECTRONIC CITATIONS AND ADJUDICATION SOFTWARE LICENSE
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo is a home rule unit pursuant to the Illinois Constitution of 1970;
and
WHEREAS, the Village is a participant in the Northwest Central Dispatch system.
WHEREAS,the Village of Buffalo Grove seeks align with other member communities of Northwest
Central Dispatch.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1,. The foregoing recitals are hereby adopted and incorporated and made a part of this
Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. The Village Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with DACRA Tech LLC.,
pending review and approval by the Village Attorney at a price not to exceed $25,800.00 per year.
SECTION 3. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the
invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval
and not be codified.
AYES: 6—Stein Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld Johnson Smith Pike
NAYES: 0—None
ABSENT: 0—None
PASSED: October 19 2020
APPROVED: October 19, 2020
APPROVED:
Beverly Suss ma, Village President
ATTEST,':
Janet Sirabian,Village Clerk
Village of Buffalo Grove
DACRA MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
Software License Agreement
Subject to the Terms and Conditions attached hereto, DACQAAdiudicadmn Systems, LLC Q/B/A
/°DACRA"i10275VV. Higgins Rd, Smite480, Rouenmont, |L6O018, berebyognees
to allow the Village of Buffalo Grove, an Illinois municipality (the "Municipality"), 46 Raupp
Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, UL60089 to access the DACRA Tech Municipal Enforcement System
under the following terms and conditions, (the °Agreement"\.
1. Monthly Usage Fee—Price Locked During Initial Term:
in exchange for the licensed Use 0fDACRA software and service, as defined in this Agreement,
Municipality will be billed a K8unLh|y Subscription Fee calculated by totaling the fee for all
citations issued that month. The tiered fee is based nm annual citation volume and is subject tV
m monthly minimum of$1,58O.00:
NWCDS Tiered Pricing Model Per Ticket Fee
Tier I Adjudication Citations-First 10K Issued Annually $3.00
Tier 2 Adjudication Citations-Second 10K Issued Annually $2.50
Tier 3 Adjudication Citations -Above 20K Issued Annually $2.00
�Varning Tickets/Tow Receipts _$0.50
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, bug fixes or necessairy updates to the current
fmnctiona|ityof the system are included im the Monthly Usage Fee. Additional user modules are
subject to mutually agreed upon fees. As utilized herein, the term "Annually" shall refer tothe
number of Citations issued ima calendar year.
2. Annual State Ticketing Fee
As an NVVCOS member the anmuai| $5,0,08 fee for services related to state ticketing set-up,
training,and suipporL |s covered per the master NVVCOS agreement between NVV[DS and OACRA.
In the event that the NVVCDS agreement is no longer in place,, the pricing Vf this Agreement will
be adjusted upward solely to reflect an additional annual fee of $5,ODO. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, DACR4 shall provide 90'deys written notice of the NVVC0S agreement termination
before any pricing adjustment to this Agreement shall beeffective.
3. Credit for Annual Software Miaintenanc�e Fee - 2020:
|n recognition of the AnnmaK Software Maintenance Fee paid tmDACR4 per invoice no2020-l47
covering the period January 1, 2020 to December, 31, 2020, Municipality shall receive a credit in
theamoumtof$761.46foreachnmon1hofthe2O2Qca/emdaryeornotut0|zedamd covered under
this agreement.
4' Hardware:
All hardware, connectivity, maintenance and usage costs related to the DAC8A hosted service is
the responsibility mfDACRA.
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All hardware, connectivity, maintenance and usage costs for hardware directly used by the
Municipality (laptops, PCs, printers, network) ir the responsibility of the Municipality.
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DACRA Interface:
The DACRA interface with New World Logos interface purchased under your prior agreement will be
included mtno additional charge.
The D�A[RA interface with MotoroUa, provided as part of the NVVCD5 agreement, is inoUuded at no
additional charge.
O. Tern :
The Initial Term of this Agreement shall be, two (2) years and shall commence on November 1,
3y020. After the Initial Term, upon mutual written agreement of the parties hereto, not less than
90-days prior to the end of the relevant term, this Agreement shall be renewed in, successive
periods of one /1\ yea,reach. (The Initial Term and any successive renewal term(s) shall be
collectively referred toam the "Termm"). All terms and conditions shall remain in full force ameffect
during the entire Term, except after the Initial Term of this Agreement, the K&on1hUV Usage Fee
[Minimum Monthly Fee and each Per Ticket Fee type]' shall increase to the then prevailing market
rates for the services covered under this agreement for each renewal period.
7. Incorporation of Software License Agreement Terms and Conditions.
This Agreement incorporates those additional Software License Agreement Terms and
Conditions set forth following the mutual execution page asifset forth herein, in this Agreement
|m their entirety.
Village mf Buffalo Grove: D/\CN&Tech, LLC:
8V: BY;
Print Name: Print Name: Robert Schur
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Tide: � Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Date: ^ Date:
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DACRA MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM
Software License Agreement Terms and Conditions
A. Agreement Definitions
"Municipality" and °Yo�u" and "Your" refers to the governmental entity that has executed
DACRA~s Municipal Enforcement Software License Agreement (the "Pricing Agreement") that
accompainies and incorporates these Software License Agreement Terms and Conditions (the
Pricing Agreement and these Software License Agreement Terms and Conditions are collectively
referred to as the "Agreement"). Software as a, service consists of system administration,
system management, and system monitoring activities that DACRA performs for its Adjudication,
System /coUective|y, the "Serwicem°\. The term "Prograrm Documnentat|on" refers to materials
provided by UACRA as part of the Services. The term "Adjudication System" refers to the
software products owned or distributed Uy0ACKA to which DACRA grants You access as part
of the Services. The term "Users" shall mean those individuals authorized by You or on Your
behalf to use the Services.
B. Rights Granted
Upon DACR/\'oacumpLance of Your order and mutual execution of the Agreement, and for
the duration of the Term of this Agreement, You have the nonexclusive, non-assignable, royalty
free, worldwide limited license (the "License") to use The Services, during the Term solely for
Your municipality's ordinance aimd code compliance purposes and subject to the terms of the
Agreement (the "Purpose°\. You may allow Your Users to use the Services solely for this Purpose
and' You are responsible for Your Users' compliance with the Agreement. You acknowledge
that DACRA has no delivery obligation and will not ship copies of the software that runs
DACRA'sAdjudicatUon System to You as part of the Services. You agree that You do not acquire
under the Agreement any right to use the Adjudication System beyond the scope or the
duration uf the Term of thisAgreernent- UpamtheendoftheTernn, YoVrrightandLicenseto,
access and/or use the Services shaU| terminate.
C. Third-Party Agreements
It may be necessary for You to enter into, additional contracts at Your expense, with third-party
vendors in order to use and/or maximize some of DACRA's features such as the Municipality's
online payment processor nr the Municipality's collection agency. DACRA has nV control and is
not liable with respect to the services provided to You by third-party vendors and any price
increases from such third-party vendors shall be Your responsibility.
D. Your Data
You retain all ownership in and to Your Data. The term "Your Data" refers to the aU| citation
and hearing data collected on behalf of You with respect10 the Services. As penL of DACRA/s
Services, reciprocal access to Your Data is provided to authorized DA[R4 users in other
municipalities, in return for aOuvvinQ Your authorized Users to access similar data in such
participating municipalities. You may opt out of this reciprocal data sharing arrangement atany
time,during the Term, by providing written notice 1oDACRA. Upon termination of the Agreement,
and upon Your written request, DACRA will p,rovide You onelectronic copy of Your Data within
sixty days after the effective date oftermination.
E. DACAA's |nte|hectua| Property
DACRA or its licensors retain all ownership and Intellectual Property Rights LVthe Services and
to its Adjudication System. D/\CR/\ retains all ownership and |mte1|e«tma| Property Rights to
anything (including without limitation software and written product) delivered under the
Agreement, including any future deve|0prne,n1stbe[eVf rgga[dU8ss of whether You, or ainy of
Your employees or agents, had any input or in any way assisted in any such new development.
You may not:
, Allow accessto the Services available in any manner to any third-party or for any purpose
not authorized by this Agreement unless such access is expressly permitted in writing
byO4CR4;
~ Copy, reproduce, distribute, republish, download, display, post or transmit in, any form
or by any means, any of the Program Materials, except for the use of Your authorized
Users; and,
~ Modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile, or reverse engineer any
part of the Services (the fo�negoim8prmhibition includes but is not limited to review of
data structures orsimilar mater[a|sprmd�uced byprognanmsk
As utilized herein, the phrase "Intellectual Property Rights" shall include,, without limitation, all
patent, trademark, trade secret and copyrights relating in whole or in part to the Services and
whether such right arises by registration with the United States Patent &Trademark Office (the
"USPTO",through the U!nited States Library of Congress, with any state or municipal body and/or
a:rising by common law or statute, including without limitation the Illinois Trade Secrets Act, 765
|LCS1065otneQor The Defend Trade Secrets Act of20�16.
Further Assurances, You further agree at any time in the future and upon request by DACRA, to
execute any further documentation as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of
the parties to thisAgreement in accordance with the terms of this paragraph E including, without
limitation, any Assignment to DACRA or waiver by You of Intellectual Property Rights.
F. Pricing and Billing
The Monthly Usage Fee pricing set forth in the Pricing Agreement will remain fixed during the
Initial Term. After the expiration of the Initial Term, D4CRA reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to modify the Monthly Usage fee pricing by providing You a! nnimimourn of 120 days
advanced written notice before such price change goes into effect. You agree to pay any sales,
value-added or other similar taxes imposed byapp,hosb/e law that DACRA must pay based on
the, Services, except for taxes based omDACRA'sincome. For any partial month during the Term,
the Monthly Usage Fee (including the minimum fee) shall be prorated based on the number of
days that the Services were provided for such month. O/\CR/\ may audit Your use of the, Services.
You agree t0 cooperate with UA[RA's audit and: provide reasonable aiss|stamce and access to
information. AM payments shall be made in accordance with the Illinois Local Government
prompt Payment Act (5O |L[SSOS/1-9).
G. Termination
DACRA may immediately suspend Your License and Your password, account, and access to or
use of the Services (i) if You fail to pay any sums due DACRA under the Agreement within thirty
(30) days after written notice from DACRA of the payment default, or (ii) if You violaite any other
provision of thiis Agreement and you do not cure said default within thirty days after written
notice from DACRA. Regardless of the reason for the termination of this Agreement, you agree
to pay all fees due DACRA which accrue or are incurred prior to the,termination of the Agreement.
H. Limitation of Liability
DACRA DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED ERROR-FREE OR
UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT DACRA WILL CORRECT ALL SERVICE ERRORS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT DACRA DOES NOT CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATIONS,
FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, AND THAT THE SERVICE MAY BE SUBJECT TO
LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF SUCH
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. DACRA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY
FAILURES,
OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS. IN THE EVENT THERE IS A
SERVICE INTERRUPTION WHICH LASTS MORE THAN 24 HOURS DUE TO THE FAULT OF DACRA,
DACRA WILL REMIT A SERVICES FEE CREDIT TO YOU CALCULATED AT TEN PERCENT (10%)
OF NIET MONTHLY USAGE FEE FOR THE MONTH IN WHICH THE BREACH OCCURRED. THE
CREDIT WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY TOWARDS ANYOUTS,TANDPNG BALANCE FOR SERVICES OWED
TO DACRA, AND THE REMITTANCE OF SUCH CREDIT WILL REPRESENT YOUR EXCLUSIVE
REMIEDY, AND DACRA'S SOLE LIABILITY, FOR ANY BREACHES OF THIS AGREEMIENT. TO THE
EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR
MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS. DACRA'S MAXIMUM
LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO, THE SERVICES, OR THE
AGREEMENT , WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED,
IN THE AGGREGATE, THE GREATER OF: (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID TO DACRA
FOR THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT
GIVING RISE TOSUCH CLAIM; OR(B)SUCH AMOUNT OF CLAIMED DAMAGES THAT ARE ACTUALLY
ALLOCATED (AS, REASONABLY DETERMINED BY DACRA AND/OR ITS INSURANCE CARRER), AND
THAT ARE COVERED AND PAID BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER PROVIDING INSURANCE TO DACRA
UNDER THE TERMS OF A POLICY OF INSURANCE CARRIED BY DACRA AS REQUIRED UNDER THE
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, (THE "LIMITATION OF LIABILITY"). ANY DAMAGE AWARDED IN
YOUR FAVOR AGAINST DACRA SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY REFUND OR CREDIT RECEIVED BYYOU
UNDER THE AGREEMENT AND ANY SUCH REFUND AND CREDIT SHALL APPLY TOWARDS THE
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. PRIOR TO TAKING ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING UNDER IN WHOLE OR
PART UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT,
YOU HEREBY AGREE TO PROVIDE DACRA WITH
NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICEAND AGREE TO MAKE BEST EFFORTS TO
RESOLVE SAID DISPUTE OR CLAIM PRIOR TO FILING FORMAL LEGAL ACTION' IN THE CONTEXT OF
ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE.
1. Other
1. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a joint venture,
partnership, or employment relationship between the parties, nor shall either party have
the right, power, or authority to create any obligation or duty, express or implied, on
behalf of the other.
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2. Upon the full execution of this Agreen1,ent, all prior agreements, if any, shall terminate
and beofno further force and effect, and shaNbe superseded and replaced in its entirety
by this Agreement.
1 DACRA may assign this Agreement by providing written notice of the assignee who will
assume DACRA's obligations under this Agreement. You may not assign this Agreement
without DACRA's prior written consent.
4. You shall obtain at Your sole expense any rights and consents from third-parties necessary
for DACRA and its subcontractors to perform the Services under the Agreement.
5. The AG[2erOeDt is governed by the substantive and procedural laws of Illinois. Any
dispute, claim or controversy arising out ofmr relating to this Agreement orthe breach,
termination,enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the, determination
of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by
arbitration in: Chicago, Illinois before one arbitrator. The ai,bitrahonshaU be administered
by ]AKH5 in accordance with JAMS" Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures.
Judgment on the Award may be entered [m any court having jurisdiction.
6. Except for actions for nonpayment or breach mfDACRA,'s proprietary rights, no action,
regardless of form, arising out of or relating to the Agreement may be brought by either
party more than two years after 1hie cause of action has accrued.
7. Neither of us shall be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act
of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication
outage that is not caused by the obUigmted party; government restrictions (including the
denial or cancellation of any export or other license); other event outside the reasonable
control of the obligated party. We both will use reasonab�|e efforts to mitigate the effect
ofa force ma'eureevent. |f such event continues for more than 3O days, either ofusmay
cancel unperformed Services upon written notice. This section does not excuse either
part/s obligation to Lake reasonable steps to h>Uoxv its normal disaster recovery
procedures or Your obligation to pay for the Services.
8. You agree that DACRA may identify You as a recipient of Services in sales presentations
and marketing materials.
9. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original, and each of which together shall constitute a single instrument.
Copies of this Agreement (as well as any documents related to this Agreement) signed
and transmitted by party by electronic transmission sh8|U be deemed" for all purposes as
containing the original signature of the transmitting party and legally binding upon such
transmitting party.
10.yow agree that this Agreement is the complete, agreement for the services ordered by
You, and that this Agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or
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representations, written or oral, regarding such services, This Agreement may not be
modified in any way except in writing signed by authorized! representatives of You and
DA[R/k.
J. Maintenance and Support
The Services, including all features, must have qualified and available support included to be
effective. DACRA shall provide thie following maintenance and support as a component of the
Services using guidelines, structures, and materials meeting the following criteria:
1. Training. As part of the start-up and implementation phase of the delivered Services, all
users will be trained om the use of the Services through a combination mf in-person and/or
vwebinmrsand recorded training video sessions for all users not able to participate in the
initial training sessions.
2. Support. D�ACRA shall provide access to live support toa designation user ofmunicipality
available via e-mail or phone during DACRA's normal business hours. The 0ACRAsupport
team will be fluent im the functionality of the system. Responses to critical issues shall be
as defined in Service SLA section as outlined below in paragraph K. of this Agreement.
Exclusions. DACR/\ updates the Service on on as needed basis from time-to-time to
implement bug fixes, if auy, and enhanced functionality to the existing Service such as
additional reporting and enhanced user interface. Notwithstanding the forgoing, all
provision and maintena,nce of hardware and software, including buit not limited to laptop
computers, desktop computers, printers, modems & routers and software to operate the
hardware such as operating systems,and browsers [Google Chro,me, Microsoft Edge, 10S]
necessary to run the Service, are the sole cost and responsibility efMunicipality.
N. Serv|cmSLA
DACRA, as part of its commitment to the continuity of the Services, shall maintain the following
service level that details the rnimirnumn customer support standards tobefollowed for issues,
both major and minor, as well as, any modifications made tothe Service from time-to-time. As
partof the Service, DACRA will create an alert email distribution group for use by the Municipality
to send notification of issues as they arise. Municipality may also contact DACRA via phone.
DACRA will respond to Municipality initiated issues in accordance with the following levels:
MAJOR ' The Service is down or precludes the Municipality from successful operation, of the
total system and requires immediate attention (the "Downtime") (for exarmp|c, the
Municipality is unable to,cVnmect, via an approved internet browser, tothe Service).
KHN{}R A minor issue exists with the Service, but the majority of the functions are still
usable, and some circumvention may be required to provide service (for example,
subcommand gives an incorrect response). Also includes minor issues, m, questions that do
not affect the Service function (for example, the text of message is worded poorly or
misspelled).
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Response Timelines: O,ACR4 shall acknowledge and make reasonable efforts to respond to
Municipality notification in material compliance with the following general guidelines and
performance objectives:
K8AJC}R— Issue notification via alert email or by phone will be acknowledged and responded
to within one /1\ hour if notification is received during DACRA's normal business houn. For
any major issues that occur during DACRA's non-normal business hours, Lhe customer shall
e-mail and DACRA will respond to the notification within three (3)
hours.
MINOR - Issue notification via alert email or by phone will be acknowledged and responded
to within eight /O\ hours if notification is received during normal BACRA business hours. If
received after normal DACRA business hours, the notification will be responded to within
eight /B\ hours after the start of the normal OACRA business hours.
Uptime: DACRA shall make reasonable efforts to maintain the Services such that the Services will
be operational and accessible by the Municipality's users a minimum of 9996 of the time, not
including maintenance which will be scheduled with Municipality in advance and will be kept to
an absolute minimum. In the event that the Services are unavailable less than 99% of the time
as a result of the failure by DACR/\ to adhere to its obligations under this Agreement, (said
percentage excepting and not including downtime for scheduled maintenance or factors outside
the reasomeb,|e cnutxm| of D/\CR/\\, them in such instance, the Mimn|dpaOtV shall receive the
following Service Discounts (the "Service Discounts") as its sole and absolute remedy relating
thereto with the mutual understanding that this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect:
9,796 -9996 optimme in any given month - 1096 discount of the monthly fee; 9596- 96.99% uptirne,
not including scheduled maintenance - IO% discoont of the monthly fee; 909$ 94.9976 uptinoe,
not including scheduled maintenance 30% discount of the monthly fee; 80�96 89.99 Y6 uptirne,
not including scheduled maintenance - 50% discount of the monthly fee; less than 79.99q&
uptime, not including scheduled maintenance - 100% discount of the monthly fee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following are not counted as Downtime for the purpose of
calculating of this Service 5LA. Service unavailability caused by schiedu|ed maintenance of the
Service (DACRA will endeavor to provide five days' advance notice of service-affecting scheduled
nmaimtenance\; or, unavailability caused by events outside of the direct control of 04CR4,
including but not limited to any force majeure event, the failure or unavailability of Municipality's
systems,the Internet or anyfailure thereof,aind the failure,of any other techinology or equipment
used toconnect toor access the service by the Municipality.
To receive a Service Discount for a particular calendar month, Municipality must submit a claim
by email to the OACRA supporttemmn within 30 days of the end of the month during which the
Service did not meet this Service SL4~ and include the following information: a\ requester name
and contact information, b\ details of the notification LV OA[RA of the Downtime, and c\
im6ormabon supporting the doinn of Downtime, including date, time, and a description of the
incident and affected service.
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L. Insurance Requirements,
1. DACRA shall maintain during the entire term of the Contract, the following insurance
cVvereges:
a. Commercial General Liability: $1,000.000 comnbimed single, limit per occurrence for
bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The general aggregate shall be
$2,OOO,OOO per project.
b. Professional Liability: $1,000,000 single limit for errors and omissions, professional /
malpractice liability.
c. Worker's Cmmmpensation and Employers' Liability: Worker's Compensation limits of
$1,080,088and as Employers' Liability limits of$58D,8O0 per accident or as required
by Illinois law.
d. Umbrella Liability: $1,OUO,Q0O combined single |inmit per occurrence for bodily injury,
personal injury, and property damage.