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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Building and Zoning
Other Part(ies): Village of Sauk Village, Illinois
Request: Authorization to enter into and execute the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with respect to the Cook County Vacant Building Ordinance between Cook County and the Village of Sauk Village
Goods or Services: Inspection Services
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: Two (2) years from the date of execution
Fiscal Impact: Revenue Generating
Accounts: N/A
Summary: In accordance with the Cook County Code provisions regulating the registration and maintenance of vacant buildings and as a result of efforts undertaken by the Department of Building and Zoning, the Bureau of Economic Development, the Department of Administrative Hearings and representatives of the Village of Sauk Village, authorization is hereby requested for the President to enter into and execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between Cook County ("County") and the Village of Sauk Village, Illinois ("Sauk Village").
Per Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5
ILCS 220/1 et seq., and other applicable law, units of local government are permitted to cooperate with and support each other in exercise of their authority and the performance of their responsibilities. In addition, per the County's Vacant Building Code provisions, Sauk Village wishes to document its position as a "participating municipality" as authorized under the County's Vacant Building Code.
The purpose of this Intergovernmental Agreement ("Agreement") is to authorize the collaboration and cooperation between the County and Sauk Village to enforce Cook County's Vacant Building Code provisions within the borders of Sauk Village and to document and set forth the obligations of each party to the Agreement. Per the Agreement, the Cook County Department of Building and Zoning will inspe...
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