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ITEM VI.B.6
ORDINANCE NO. 2601
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MEMBERSHIP IN AN EXISTING
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCY KNOWN AS THE INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Consti-
tution of 1970 permits units of local government to contract or
otherwise associate among themselves in a manner not prohibited
by law or by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 127, Section 741, et seq., Illinois
Revised Statutes, entitled the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act,"
permits public agencies to exercise any power or powers, privi-
leges or authority which may be exercised by such public agency
individually to be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other
public agency in the State; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act in Section
746 in furtherance of the provisions contained within Article VII,
Section 10 of the Constitution authorizes an intergovernmental
contract which among other undertakings allows public agencies to
jointly self insure and authorizes each public agency member of
the contract to utilize its funds to protect wholly or partially,
any public agency member of the contract against liability or loss
in the designated insurable area; and
WHEREAS, units of local government have found it increasingly
difficult to purchase insurance from commercial sources and where
such insurance is available, the cost of such coverage often ex-
ceeds the ability of the units of local government to pay for
such insurance; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Lemont
have determined that it is in the best interest of the Village,
its officials, employees, agents and citizens, to participate in
intergovernmental insurance pooling; and,
WHEREAS, a number of local government agencies have organized
themselves into an intergovernmental agency known as the Inter-
governmental Risk Management Agency and have executed a contract
and by -laws for that Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Lemont
find that the stated purposes, organizational structure and pro-
cedural structure contained within the Contract and By -Laws of
the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency as amended to this
date or as amended in the future in accordance with that Contract
and By -laws represent positions shared by the Village of Lemont; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities have determined that
membership in the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency will
offer an opportunity to enhance existing Village risk management
activities; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Intergovernmental
Risk Management Agency on January 23, 1992 approved the Village
of Lemont to become a member of the Intergovernmental Risk
Management Agency upon the passage of an ordinance authorizing
the execution of the Contract and By -laws of that Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Lemont
have determined that Membership in the Intergovernmental Risk
Management Agency is in the best interest of its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Cook, Will and DuPage
Counties, Illinois; as follows:
Section 1. That the Village President and Village Clerk
are hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the Village
of Lemont the Contract and By -laws of the Intergovern-
mental Risk Management Agency. One copy of the Contract
and By -laws is attached to and made part of this Ordinance
as Appendix 1.
Section 2. The powers of the Agency, unless the Contract
and By -laws be amended, shall be limited to those con-
tained within Appendix 1.
Section 3. The obligation of the Village of Lemont to
fully participate in the operations of the Intergovern-
mental Risk Management Agency as defined in the Contract
and By -laws as amended shall commence on May 1, 1992.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval as provided
by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE COUNTIES,
ILLINOIS, on this �L day of 7.12/4.-e4.-1 , 1992
Kenneth Bromberek
Barbara Buschman
Bert Ercoli
Richard Kwasneski
William Margalus
Ralph Schobert
Approved by me this
Attest:
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Charlene M. Smollen, Village Clerk
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. Smollen, Village Clerk