(A) The city hereby finds and determines that it is in its best interest to join with other municipalities in the state to form a municipal gas agency, under and pursuant to the provisions of the state Joint Municipal Natural Gas Act, contained at ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-119.2-1 et seq., as amended, for the purpose of undertaking the planning, financing, ownership, and operation of a project or projects to supply gas and energy for the needs of the participating municipalities;
(B) Any municipality listed on Exhibit 1, attached to Ord. 1107, passed 6-2-92, which is hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth in this section, which passes an ordinance on or prior to June 2, 1992, authorizing the execution of an agency agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2, attached to Ord. 1107, passed 6-2-92, which is also hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth in this section, shall be authorized to become a member of the municipality gas agency, as defined and provided by the agency agreement.
(C) The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute, and the City Clerk shall attest, pursuant this ordinance, the agency agreement, substantially in the form of said Exhibit 2, for the formation of a municipal gas agency with one or more of the municipalities listed on said Exhibit 1, and with such other municipalities subsequently becoming a member of the municipal gas agency pursuant to the Agency Agreement, said officer by executing the agency agreement.
(D) By this section, the Gas Committee Chairman has been duly appointed by the Mayor and is hereby authorized to serve as the representative of the city on the municipal gas agency's board of directors.
(Ord. 1107, passed 6-2-92)
Editor's note:
Ordinances enacted after the effective date of this section authorize additional municipalities to become members of the joint municipal gas agency, but are not directly amendatory of this section. For those ordinances, see the office of the City Clerk.