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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Budget & Management Services
Other Part(ies): Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Request: Authorization to amend and execute an intergovernmental agreement between the County of Cook and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the reimbursement of payment for certain services rendered by various County departments and the Forest Preserve.
Goods or Services: The County and the District wish to amend the Agreement to provide for reimbursement for the provision of certain additional services rendered by County departments and for payment for services rendered from the Forest Preserve.
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2014, retroactively, to 12/31/2014, with additional one year annual renewal provisions
Fiscal Impact: $250,000.00
Accounts: 501-253, 490-298
Summary: In an effort to encourage consolidation and cooperation where appropriate, Cook County and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement on 8/21/2012 authorizing the parties to perform various services for the other in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. The parties agreed to provide various services and to provide reimbursement for said services. The Intergovernmental Agreement was first amended on 8/25/2013 to allow for additional cooperation. This Second Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cook County Forest Preserve District consolidates prior agreements into one Intergovernmental Agreement, so the parties can refer to one agreement detailing the cooperative services and reimbursement costs and expands the cooperation to address technology related services, landscaping and various other services. Upon approval by the Board of Commissioners, the President shall execute the Intergovernmental Agreement.
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