2006-26RESOLUTION NO. 2006- 26
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF THE MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE,
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Buffalo Grove desire to
enter into an agreement for providing mutual police assistance in the form of the Intergovernmental
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A "; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is authorized to enter into said Agreement pursuant
to Article VII, Section 10, of the Constitution of Illinois, 1970, the provisions of the Illinois
Intergovernmental Cooperation. Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq. and 65 ILCS 5/11- 1 -2.1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT and BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, LAKE and COOK COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, as follows:
Sect_ ion 1. That the Village President and Village Clerk be and the same are hereby
authorized to execute and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to sign the Major Crimes Task
Force, Lake County, Illinois Intergovernmental Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A"
Section 2. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval in the manner provided by law.
AYES: 6 Braiman, Glover Berman, Kahn Trilling R,, bin
NAYES:
0 - None
ABSENT: 0 - None
PASSED: July 17 , 2006.
APPROVED: July 17 , 2006.
APPROVED:
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Village President
ATTEST:
ilage Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE
LAKE COUNTY.. ]ILLINOIS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
It is hereby agreed by undersigned Member Departments of the Lake County Major
Crimes Task Force, (hereinafter called "Member Departments ") including the Lake County
Sheriff's Office, the Illinois State Police, the Lake County State's Attorney, and the participating
municipal police departments of Lake County, as follows:
1. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force (Task Force) shall consist of the Lake
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Office, and the other Member Departments who have signed this Intergovernmental
Agreement.
2. The purpose of the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force is to provide comprehensive
investigations to Member Departments of the Task Force of major murder cases, police
involved shootings, non - parental kidnappings, in- custody deaths, and other exceptionally
heinous offenses when requested to do so by the chief of police of Member Departments.
3. The Task Force agrees to provide comprehensive investigative services to Member
.. Departments in accepted cases upon request of the chief of police of the police
department of the local jurisdiction wherein the crime occurred. The Member
Departments agree that the Chief of Police shall contact the Task Force Commander. at
the onset of the investigation of the above - listed offenses. The Task Force Commander
shall determine if the case shall be accepted for investigation by the Task Force.
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4. The Lake County Sheriff s Office and the Illinois State Police agree to provide support
services to the Task Force.
5. The Member Departments agree that the investigation. of crimes within the Member
Department's jurisdiction that have been accepted by the Task Force Commander shall be
conducted according to the procedures of the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force.
6. The Member Departments agree to pay for costs of investigations of crimes occurring
within the Member Departments jurisdiction incurred by members of the Task Force
when the Chief of Police of the Member Department has requested that investigation.
These costs shall be subject to the following limitations:
a) Operational Expenses (personnel services, vehicles, and equipment) during an
activation will be borne by each Member Department relative to its personnel as
Task Force team members.
b) Any extraordinary expenses incurred during the course of an investigation will be
borne by the originating agency which requested the Task Force activation.
7. It is the intent of the Board of Directors that each Member Department shall be
represented on the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. Each Member Department
shall submit the names of at least two qualified persons to the Task Force Commander for
consideration as a Task Force team member. The selection of officers who shall be
investigators (the term "investigators" includes "evidence technicians ") for the Task
Force shall be determined by the Task Force Commander. The Member Departments
agree that they shall make those selected team members available for investigations and
training as determined by the Task Force Commander. If a Member Department has
circumstances which would render it incapable of contributing a person to the Task
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Force, that Member Department may petition the Board of Directors for permission to
tender a yearly financial contribution in lieu of that person. If such permission is granted,
that yearly financial contribution shall be in addition to the annual dues prescribed by the
Board of Directors.
8. . It is agreed that each officer participating as a member of the Task Force shall be bound
by the policies and procedures of his or her own Member Department in addition to any
policies and procedures of the Task Force.
9. Each Member Department agrees to assume liability for its respective personnel assigned
to the Task Force, as well as for vehicles and equipment assigned to the Task Force.
10. It is agreed between the Member Departments of the Task Force that the Task Force shall
be governed by a nine- person Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall include
one person named by the Lake County Sheriff, one person named by the Lake County
State's Attorney, one person named by the Director of the Illinois State Police, and six
persons to be elected by the chiefs of police of the Member Departments of the Task
Force. -The powers, duties, and responsibilities of that Board of Directors shall be
determined by a vote of the Member Departments. The Board of Directors may
determine further by -laws for governing the Task Force, which shall not be inconsistent
with this agreement.
11. This agreement shall be in fall force and effect between all undersigned Member
Departments once signed by each department. A Member Department may withdraw
from this agreement at any time by written request by the chief of police of the Member
Department to the Task Force Commander.
Agreed-to by:
Lake County
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Lake County State's Attorney
Member Police Department
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