R2017-76 Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center

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CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL DISPATCH CENTER BY-LAWS ARTICLE I — PURPOSE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL DISPATCH CENTER ("CIRDC") is an association of units of local government, as they are defined in Article VII, Section 1, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, and is a "public agency" as defined in the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/2, that is voluntarily established by its members pursuant to Article VII, Section 10, of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, 1970, and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq. It is organized for the purpose of: 1. Providing the equipment, services, and other items necessary and appropriate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a joint public safety communications system for the mutual benefit of the members. 2. Providing contractual emergency communication services to other units of local government. 3. Providing a forum for discussion, study, development, and implementation of recommendations of mutual interest to its members regarding public safety communications and criminal justice, fire safety, emergency medical and telephone emergency request systems, public safety information communication and data processing systems, and other topics and projects of mutual public safety concern to its members. ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP A. Macon County and all cities, villages, fire protection districts and other units of local government that provide public safety service, that are located wholly or partly within Macon County, Illinois, or geographically adjoin the boundaries of a then existing CIRDC member, and that are permitted by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act to contract and associate with other units of local government, are eligible for membership and participation in CIRDC. B. A unit of local government's membership and participation in CIRDC is conditioned upon: 1