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Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Kane County Township Highway Road Districts to Create the Township Road District Alliance of Kane County
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution of 1970, Article VII, Section 10 and the Illinois Compiled Statutes (5 ILCS 220/1, et seq.) authorizes the County of Kane (hereinafter the “County”) and the Kane County Township Highway Road Districts (hereinafter “Road Districts”) to cooperate in the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities by contract and other agreements; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Road Districts desire to cooperate among themselves to provide for the maintenance of the various routes within the boundaries of Kane County; and
WHEREAS, each of the sixteen Township Road Districts in Kane County have an elected Highway Commissioner, who, pursuant to the Illinois Highway Code, 605 ILCS 5/2-101 et seq., (“Highway Code”) has all of the Township Road District roads under his jurisdiction, except for those located within incorporated cities and villages; and
WHEREAS, each Highway Commissioner is responsible for the construction, maintenance and improvements of such roads, within the budget approved annually.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the County of Kane enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Kane County Township Highway Road Districts and that the Kane County Board Chairman is hereby authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement therefor.
Passed by the Kane County Board on December 12, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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