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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION AS A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MUTUAL AID SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the County of Cook has, pursuant to Ordinance, established the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management pertaining to appropriate functions in the case of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that at any given time emergency situations may occur that are beyond local capacities to deal with in terms of personnel, equipment and material resources; and
WHEREAS, in adopting the Illinois Emergency Management Mutual Aid System Intergovernmental Service Agreement the County of Cook, as one of the members thereof, hereby expresses its intent to assist a nearby member jurisdiction by assigning as appropriate some of its personnel, equipment or material resources to the requesting member jurisdiction as situations allow; and
WHEREAS, said Service Agreement is authorized by the Illinois Emergency Management Act, Section 3305/13 and pursuant to the Ordinances of the County of Cook allowing for the participation in various mutual aid agreements; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the County of Cook to provide as much as possible for the residents of Cook County and the other members of said Mutual Aid Service Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cook County Board of Commissioners as follows:
Section 1: That the above and foregoing recitals are incorporated as findings of fact in this Resolution.
Section 2: That the County of Cook, a body politic and corporate, may participate as a member of the Illinois Emergency Management Service Agreement which is attached to this Resolution hereto and incorporated herein and identified as “Exhibit A”.
Section 3: That The Cook County Board President be and hereby is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County of Cook, said agreement.
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