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Authorizing the Execution of a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association
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WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, Article VII, Section 10, authorizes units of local government to contract or otherwise associate among themselves in any manner not prohibited by law or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the “Intergovernmental Cooperation Act”, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., provides that any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or which may be exercised by a unit of local government may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other unit of local government; and
WHEREAS, Section 5 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/5, provides that any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Coroner wishes to prepare for potential emergencies which may require that they provide aid and assistance to other county coroner’s or that the Kane County Coroner may request aid and assistance from another county coroner’s; and
WHEREAS, the objective of preparing for those emergencies can be further by the establishment of a state-wide mutual aid and assistance system between and among the county coroners of this state by and through the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Board of Kane County Illinois, that the County Board Chairman and County Coroner be authorized to enter into this intergovernmental agreement that authorizes the Kane County Coroner’s participation in the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners mutual aid agreement effective upon the approval of the resolution.
Passed by the Kane County Board on March 10, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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