2025-07-21 - Resolution 2025-21 - ADOPTING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE AND THE JOINT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMt
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RESOLUTION 2025.21
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND
BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
AND THE JOINT EMERGENCY MANA,GEMENT
SYSTEM
WHEREAS the Village of Buffalo Grove is a home rule unit pursuant to the
lllinois Constitution of l97O; and
WHEREAS the Joint Emergency Management System is an
intergovernmental agency organized pursuant to the lllinois Constitution of ]970,
the lntergovernmental Cooperation Act (5lLCS22OI et seq.) and the Emergency
Management Act (20lLCS33O5I et seq.); and
WHEREAS the Village of Buffalo Crove is a founding member of the Joint
Emergency Management System and wishes to continue its partnership in
cooperation with other municipalities in the northwest suburban Chicagoland area.
SECTI ONI. T he foregoing recitals are hereby adopted and incorporated and made a
part of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein
SECTION 2. The attached intergovernmental agreement is hereby adopted and the
Village Manager is hereby directed to execute the agreement by and on behalf of
the Village of Buffalo Crove.
sEcrloN 3' This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval.
AYES:
NAYES:
ABSENT:
PASSED:
APPROVED
ATTEST:PPROVED
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NOW THEREFORE BE lT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of rhe
Village of Buffalo Crove, Cook and Lake Counties, lllinois, as follows:
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JOINT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UEMS)
TNTERGOVERNMENTAT AGREEMENT
The undersigned Participating Municipalities agree, pursuant to the Constitution of the
State of lllinois, 1970, Article Vll, Section 10, the lntergovern mental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1
et seq.), and the Emergency Management Act (20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq.) as follows:
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.
Agreement
The Participating Municipalities of this IGA are: Arlington Heights, Barrington, Buffalo
Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, lnverness, 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 7,2026.
Governance and JEMS Bylaws
A. JEMS shall be governed by a Board of Directors ("JEMS Board"), whose powers
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Recitals
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.
1. ParticipatinsMunicioalities
2. Formation and Purpose
and responsibilities will be enumerated in JEMS Bylaws.
Each Participating Municipality expressly agrees to appoint its chief appointed
official to the JEMS Board.
Each Participating Municipality will have one vote on the JEMS Board, subject to
revision by the JEMS Bylaws.
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 lGA.
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,
Each Participating Municipality agrees to pay all fees and other costs as may be
assessed by the lEMS Board. All payments shall be made on or before the due
date set by the JEMS Board.
B 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.
5, Dutv 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 obllgations ofJEMS.
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:
Director
Northwest Central Joint Emergency Management System
1975 East Davis Street
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B,
The Participating Municipalities agree that, within sixty (60) days of the Effective
Date of this lGA, the JEMS Board will adopt Bylaws governing JEMS and its Board
("JEMS Bylaws").
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5. lnvoicing and Payment
lf to a Participating Municipality:
Arlington Heights l[ 5CD05
Addresses listed below.
8. Governing Law and venue
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of lllinois. 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, lllinois.
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.
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 lGA.
11. Severability
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 lGA. Executed facsimile
and electronic copies shall have the same force and effect as the original.
ISTGNATURE PACE FOLLOWSI
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10. Authoriw of Sisnatories
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lN W|TNESS WHEREOF, the Participating Municipalities have each caused this Agreement
to be executed by duly authorized officers thereof as of the date and year wrltten below.
Village of Arlington Heights Village of Elk Grove Village
By lts:By lts:
Date:
Address:Address:
Village of Barrington Village of Hoffman Estates
By lts:By lts:
Date:Date:
Address:Address:
Village uffa rove Village of lnverness
By lts:By lts:
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Date:
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Date:
Address:
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Village of Mount Prospect Village of Schaumburg
By lts:By lts:
Date:Da te:
Address:Address:
Village of Palatine Village of Streamwood
By lts:By lts:
Date:Da te:
Address:Address
City of Prospect Heights Village of Wheeling
By lts:By lts:
Date:Date:
Address:Address
City of Rolling Meadows
By lts:
Date
Address:
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