RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 6, 2017
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the Cook County Assessor’s Office
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (the “District”), pursuant to the District Act, 70 ILCS 2605/1 et seq. (the “Act’), is granted all powers necessary to carry out its mission of protecting the health and safety of the public in its service area, protecting the quality of Lake Michigan, improving the quality of watercourses in its service area, protecting businesses and homes from flood damages, and managing water as a vital resource for its service area; and
WHEREAS, the District evaluates property information/attributes within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Assessor’s Office (Assessor) has a database that it is willing to make available to the District at no cost; and
WHEREAS, database sharing with the Assessor will allow the District to access data from the Assessor that will facilitate the District’s decision making process with respect to carrying out its mission; and
WHEREAS, the subscription for the District to access the Assessor database shall be in effect for a minimum period of twelve months from the date of the signed agreement; and
WHEREAS, cooperation between and among governmental agencies and entities through intergovernmental agreements is authorized and encouraged by Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and by the “Intergovernmental Cooperation Act” (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the District and the Assessor have negotiated an Intergovernmental Agreement in substantially the form attached to this Resolution; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, hereby resolves that the Chairman of the Committee on Engineering, the Executive Director and the Clerk be authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the Cook County Assessor’s Office in substantially the form of the agreement attached to this Resolution upon approval by the General Counsel as to form and legality and by the Director of Engineering as to technical matters, and that the Director of Engineering be authorized to execute any related documents necessary to effectuate the transaction; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Records of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Dated: April 6, 2017
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; TIMOTHY BRADFORD; MARTIN J. DURKAN; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel, RMH, CAO
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