R-53-11 Res. Support S.B. 83and
RESOLUTION P – J — I
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 83
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2011, Senate Bill 83 was sent to the Governor for his signature;
WHEREAS, among other provisions, Senate Bill 83 amends certain language in 65 ILCS
5/11 -124 -5 to read as follows:
(b) Where a water system that is owned by a public utility (as defined in
the Public 16 Utilities Act) provides water to customers located in 2 or more
municipalities, the system may be acquired by a majority of the municipalities by
eminent domain. If the system is to be acquired by more than one municipality,
then there must be an intergovernmental agreement in existence between the
acquiring municipalities providing for the acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont believe, and
hereby declare, that the enactment of Senate Bill 83 into law is in the best interests of the
Village and its residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE COUNTIES, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: The recitals set forth hereinabove shall be and are hereby incorporated
as findings of fact as if said recitals were fully set forth within this Section One.
SECTION TWO: The Mayor and the Board of Trustees urge the Governor to promptly
sign Senate Bill 83 so that this legislation shall become the law in the State of Illinois.
SECTION THREE: The Village Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution
to the Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois and to all of the sponsors of Senate Bill 83.
SECTION FOUR: All resolutions in conflict shall be and the same are hereby repealed to
the extent of any such conflict.
SECTION FIVE: This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval in the manner provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage , Illinois on this 11 th day of July, 2011.
Debby Blatzer
Paul Chialdikas
Clifford Miklos
Ronald Stapleton
Rick Sniegowski
Jeanette Virgilio
ATTEST:
AYES
✓.
V/
Charlene Smollen, Village Clerk
NAYS ABSENT ABSTAIN
BRIAN K. REAV: Village President