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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 the intergovernmental agreement between the County of Cook (the “County”) and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) for the reimbursement of payment for certain services rendered by various County departments and the Forest Preserve.
Goods or Services: The County and the Forest Preserve wish to extend the agreement for an additional two years and restate/amend the Agreement to increase the amount of reimbursement or payment between the Forest Preserves and the Count for various services rendered; and to transfer ownership of six (6) vehicles from the County’s Department of Homeland Security to the Forest Preserves.
Agreement Number: N/A
Agreement Period: 1/1/2019 (retroactive), to 12/31/2020
Fiscal Impact:
FY2019: $2,040,465 in revenue and $860,000 in expenditures
FY2020: $2,057,483 in revenue and $860,000 in expenditures
Accounts: Various countywide corporate accounts
Summary:
The County and the Forest Preserves 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 or payment for said services. The Intergovernmental Agreement was further amended on 4/25/2013, 6/18/2014, 9/8/2015, 11/15/2016, 6/6/2017, 4/24/2018 and 9/11/2018 to allow for additional cooperation. The Seventh Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement consolidates the prior agreements into one Intergovernmental Agreement, so the parties can refer to one agreement and allows for the transfer of certain County vehicles to the Forest Preserve. This is a two-year agreement covering fiscal years 2019 and 2020.
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