R-62-08 Resolution Approving 1st Amendment Agreement for Tax ObjectionsRESOLUTIO
RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT
TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
FOR COMMON DEFENSE OF TAX OBJECTION CASES
WHEREAS, by Resolution R -64 -04 approved on September 13, 2004 the Village of Lemont
entered jointly with other Lemont taxing districts into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Lemont
High School District #210 for the purpose of sharing the cost of appraisers, attorneys and other experts to
defend certain cases involving tax assessment objections.
WHEREAS, in order to extend the term of the agreement for an additional four years and allow
the firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson to continue to defend tax objections, the Village seeks to authorize the
First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement previously approved.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES of the Village of Lemont, Cook, Will & DuPage Counties, Illinois that:
Section 1: Incorporation of Recitals: The foregoing recitals are hereby expressly incorporated into
and made a part of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein.
Section 2: The Village Administrator is authorized to execute the First Amendment to the
Intergovernmental Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A."
Section 3: Effective Date: This Resolution shall become effective upon passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DU PAGE, ILLINOIS, on
this 27th day of October , 2008.
Debby Blatzer
Peter Coules
Clifford Miklos
Brian Reaves
Ronald Stapleton
Jeanette Virgilio
Attest:
CHARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
JOHN . PIAZZA, Vill ge Pr id r t
Lemont High School
District 210
800 Porter Street
Lemont, IL 60439 -3778
PH: (630) 257 -5838
FX: (630) 243 -0310
www.Ihs210.net
Dr. Sandra L. Doebert
Superintendent
Dr. Thomas L. Trengove
Principal
To:
Tim Ricker, Superintendent of School District 113A
Carl Churillo, Chief of Lemont Fire Protection District
Sandra Pointon, Director of the Lemont Library District
Xary Holmes, Village Manager for Lemont
Brian Sullivan, Director of Lemont Park District
Steve Rosenthal, Director of Lemont Township
From: Sandy Doebert, Superintendent of LHS District 210
Subject: Intergovernmental Agreement
The current intergovernmental agreement allowing the law firm of
Hinshaw and Culbertson to represent all of our districts in the defense
of tax objections needs to be amended to allow for it to continue. I
have attached an amendment drawn up by Scott Nemanich that allows
that agreement to continue through September of 2011. This
amendment requires action from our various boards.
Please have your board approve this amendment at your September or
October Board Meeting, the President and Secretary of your Board
sign it, and return it to me. Once all Boards have signed an amendment
and returned it to me, I will send it to Scott. I will also copy all of the
pages so that you have a complete amendment with representative
signatures from all and send it to you. Please let me know if you have
any questions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Sandra L. Doebert
Superintendent
Lemont, IL 60439
I l l u m i n a t i n g t l a e F u t u r e
HINSHAW
& C U L B E R T S O N L L P
August 22, 2008
Dr. Sandy Doebert
Superintendent
Lemont Township High School District 210
800 Porter Street
Lemont, IL 60439
Re: First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement — Tax
Objections
Dear Sandy:
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
14 West Cass Street
3rd Floor
Joliet, IL 60432 -4116
815- 726 -5910
815 - 726 -0353 (fax)
www.hinshawlaw.com
Please find enclosed a First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement regarding
the defense of tax objections. We have amended it to reflect a term; of seven years from the date
of the original agreement. In that the original agreement was 2004, this will reflect a
continuation of the Agreement through September, 2011.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I will presume you will take
this to the other governmental entities.
SEN:skg
Enclosure
Sincerely,
HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
•
'Scott E. Nema>4ich
snemanich @hinshawlaw.com
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AGREEMENT
This First Amendment dated as of the day of 2008, by
and between School District 113A of Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois ( "District 113"),
Lemont Fire Protection District of Cook, Will, and DuPage Counties, Illinois ( "Fire District"),
Lemont Library District of Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois ( "Library District"), Village of
Lemont of Cook, Will, and DuPage Counties, Illinois ( "Village "), Lemont Park District of
Cook, Will, and DuPage Counties, Illinois ( "Park District"), Lemont Township of Cook County,
Illinois ( "Township "), and Lemont Township High School District 210 of Cook and DuPage
Counties ( "District 210 ") (collectively referred to herein as the "Parties"),
WITNES SETH :
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement dated as of
September, 2004 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement, the Parties originally agreed that
the Agreement was to be for a period of two (2) years; and
WHEREAS, since the date of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed that they have
continued to abide by said Agreement after the expiration of the initial two (2) year term and
desire to retroactively extend the term of said Agreement from the date of the initial expiration to
the date of execution of this First Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend said Agreement to reflect a term of seven (7)
years from the date that the original Agreement was executed.
NOW THEREFORE, It Is Hereby Agreed:
Section 1. The recitals contained in this First Amendment are incorporated herein
and are made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
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Section 2. Paragraph 5 of the Agreement is amended so as to insert the following
Paragraph 5 as and for the original paragraph 5:
5. That this Agreement shall be for a period of seven (7 years); however, any of the
parties hereto may withdraw from said Agreement upon six (6) months prior written notice to the
other parties.
Section 3. The provisions contained herein shall become a part of the original
Intergovernmental Agreement dated September, 2004 and shall supersede any provisions to the
contrary.
Executed this day of , 2008.
VILLAGE OF EMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT 113A
By: �. 1 •
Mayor r By.
President
Attest: Attest:
By: By:
Clerk
Secretary
LEMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LEMONT LIBRARY DISTRICT
By: By:
President President
Attest:
Attest:
By: By:
Secretary Secretary
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LEMONT PARK DISTRICT LEMONT TOWNSHIP HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT 210
By: By:
President President
Attest: Attest:
By: By:
Secretary Secretary
LEMONT TOWNSHIP
By:
Township Supervisor
Attest:
By:
, Clerk
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