(A) Establishment. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 2630 (adopted on April 25, 2016), the city approved an intergovernmental agreement entitled "Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing The La Salle County Joint Emergency Telephone System Board And Providing For The Consolidation Of and Operation Of Certain Public Safety Answering Points (Initial Participating Members: City Of La Salle, City Of Marseilles, City Of Mendota, City Of Oglesby, City Of Ottawa, City Of Peru And County Of La Salle, Illinois on behalf of the La Salle County Emergency Telephone System Board" (the "La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement") that provided for the establishment of an intergovernmental cooperative venture known as the "La Salle County Joint Emergency Telephone System Board" (also referred to as the "La Salle County JETSB"). The purpose of the intergovernmental arrangement is for the La Salle County JETSB to initially oversee the consolidation of six (6) existing public safety answering points ("PSAPS") into three (3) PSAPS, to administer the receipt and allocation of surcharge funds and any other revenues budgeted for ETSB purposes (collectively "ETSB funds") based on a cost-sharing formula or as otherwise directed in the IGA to assist in funding the operations, maintenance and staffing of the three (3) PSAPS and the La Salle County JETSB, and to provide general coordination of the delivery of emergency dispatch services and 9-1-1 communication services and wireless E-9-1-1 communication services within the service territories of the Participating Members of the La Salle County JETSB. The three (3) PSAPS that will be funded by the La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement are: (1) the La Salle County Sheriffs PSAP, which is owned, staffed and operated by the La Salle County Sheriffs Department and is located at 707 East Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois; (2) the Ottawa Central Dispatch PSAP, which is owned, staffed and operated by the City of Ottawa and is located at 301 West Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois; and (3) the Peru PSAP (whose operations will be transferred to the Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch upon the formation), which is currently owned, staffed and operated by the City of Peru and is located at 1503 Fourth Street, Peru, Illinois (collectively referred to as the "PSAPS").
(B) Membership; authority and duties. The total number of members on the La Salle County JETSB shall match the total number of participating members that are parties to the La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement, as amended to add new members. The initial membership on the La Salle County JETSB shall total seven (7) members, including the statutory "public member." The members of the La Salle County JETSB shall be comprised of one (1) representative from each of the participating members of the La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement, as designated in writing by the mayor or presiding administrative officer of each participating member. The statutory "public member" will be one of the designated representatives of one of the participating members of the La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement or appointed pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The authority and duties of the La Salle County JETSB shall be governed by the terms of the La Salle County JETSB Intergovernmental Agreement and the Emergency Telephone System Act (ILCS Ch. 50, Act 750, §§ 1 et seq.) and any other applicable laws.
(Ord. 2631, passed 4-25-2016)