HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-ATTACHMENT 1ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESTATED AND AMENDED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
FOR
INTEGRATED LAW & JUSTICE AGENCY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
(ILJAOC)
This Amended Joint Powen Agreement IAgeeement) is made and entered
!nto by and between the listed cities, other entities, and County of Orange
collectively referred to as "Member Agencies." This Agreement is dated
.,, 28882014 for reference purposes.
Member Agencies
Anaheim
Fountain Valley
La Palma
Brea
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Buena Park
Garden Grove
Los Alamitos
Coo I W"I
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
County of Orange
Irvine
Orange
Cypress
La Habra
Placentia
CaIifomia State University Fullerton Polico Department
Sarn.� Ana
Seal Beach
Superior Court of CA, County of Orange
Tustin
Westm!nster
University of CA, Irvine Police Department
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Member Agencies; entered into an Agreement entitled "Joint
Powers Agreement For Integrated Law & Justice Agency For Orange CountyC
dated as of to create the Integrated Law and Justice Aoency far
Orange County, and
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WHEREAS, the Member Agencies desire to restate and amend said Jalnt
Powers Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Member Agencies have and possess the power and authorization
to finance, organize, and establish a public agency to facilitate the integration and
sharing of criminal justice information for the benef` of the lands and fnhabit3nts
within their respective boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Member Agencies propose to Join together to establish,
operate, and maintain an agency for the benefit of their respec`ive fan& and
inhabit Znt -, and
WHEREAS, it s In the public interest to provide a means by which other
public agencies may request services for the benefit of their lands and inhabitants.
WHEREAS.1he Member Anpncies 4nllcoate that fram.time to time it may
be n Tessa to amend thi- AgreemegLjrdlarconp ider adding na5h� Member
Agencfes,
NOW, THEREFORE, for and In consideration of the mu°ual promises and
covenants contained herein the parties hereto agree as follows:
PURPOSE
1.01 The purpose of the In.egrated Law and Justicc, Aaencv r)r Orange
County (IUAOC). is to cooperate with each Member Agency in the exercise of
some or all of their powers to establish a separate agency to facilitate the
integration and sharing of criminal justice information /data in the manner sr t forth in
this Agreement.
1.02 Each Member Agency expressly retains all rights and powers to
finance, plan, develop, construct, equip, ma ntain, repair, manage, operate, and
control equipment, facilities, properties, projects, and Information that It deems In its
sole discre, ion to be necessary or desirable for its own information system needs,
and that are authorized by the laws governing it. This Agreement shall not be
Interpreted, and the ILJAOC creat.3d herein, shall not have authority to impair or
control any of the Member Agencies' respective rights, powers, or title to such
equipment, facilities, properties, Information, and projects, nor shall any Member
Agency be required to provide additional personne, equipment, or services to the
ILJAOC, which are not already a part of the Member Agency's current operational
costs, or wh-ch requires them to modify their non- ILJAOC systems or services,
without their consent and full cost reimbursement from other Member Agencies or
other revenue sources.
1.03 Each Member Agency expressly retains all rights and powers to use
other funds or fund ng sources to finance, plan, develop, construct, equip, maintain,
repair, manage, operate, and control equipment and fac It as for their Information
services. Nothing In this Agreement shall be construed to require a Member
Agency (i) to disclose any information that the Member Agency determines, In its
sole discretion, it does not have the ability or authority to disclose, or (ii) to do any
act that the Member Agency determines, in Its sole discretion, is contrary to law or
public policy.
1.04 The ILJAOC Is Intended to provide criminal justice and law
enforcement officials who have a need and right to know, with comprehensive,
timely, and accurate information about a crim nal suspect or offender, including
Identity, criminal history, and current justice status. In addit+on, it is mended to*
a) Allow criminal justice practitioners to maint3m legacy databases
and share only information that has been agreed upon In advance
by a majority vote of the Board or the individual agency affected.
b) Reduce redundant document prepara'ion, data entry, transmis-;icn,
and storage.
c) Stnve to Identify and achieve common Interests to enhance public
safety and due process.
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d) Maint tin Ind- v,dual prvacy dght3, preserve protections agencies
have for public records and promote appropriate acce, s controls
and security.
e) Support the development of effective criminal justice policy in
keeping with the objectives of the Orange County Integrated Law &
Justice Strategic Plan ( "Strategic Plan ") adopted by the Orange
County Chiefs & Sheriffs Association in April 2001, and any
amendments to that plan as approved by a majoWy vote of the
Board.
f)
Strive for the compatibility of automated systems and processes
among the various components of the OrarKie County Criminal
Justice System.
g) Acknowledge that each Member Agency is re: ponsible for internal
agency security for their records, technical support, etc.
h) Recognize that in order to achieve overall success, resources
(personnel, software, hardware, etc.), will be shared willingly and in
some cases unequally by the Member Agencies, as long as that
cooperarion does not adversely Impact the mission of the sharing
member.
Allow the Member Agencies to work together to implement the
adopted Strategic Plan (and subsequent amendments to that
plan), for an Integrated Law t-- Justice System through the
information sharing which will rehult from that collaborative effort.
1.05 Member Agencies are no, requ -red to seek approval from the
ILJAOC to purchase, inst -A, or modi y their own (non- ILJAOC owned) equipment,
services, or work performed in conjunction with any lenislabve mandate/authority
granted to or required of Member Agencie° in order to carry out their respective
responsibilities. Furthermore, the ILJAOC has no power or authority to control.
interfere with, or InhibG, Member Agencies from conducting their own -ntemal
business and/or providing their own (non- ILJAOC owned) resources or services to
other entities, which may or may not be members of or served by the ILJAOC. Any
changes to software or additional hardware that have been Integrated into a
Member Agency's existing infrastructure as part of a requirement to implement the
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initatves - approved by the JP4 As��q+ltaj6 C Goveminn Board; will become
the sole property of that Member Agency, when without those enhancements, the
agency could no longer operate their systems independent of the dPAIL AOC.
1.06 Member Agencies may modify, upgrade. or otherwise alter any of
their internal systems or processes without approval of the ILJAOC, aE long as
those modifications do not inhibit the exchange of offender data and systems
Implemented and/or funded by the prior action of the ILJAOC. Notwiths".anding
anything to the contrary herein, a Member Agency shall have no obligation to seek
approval from the ILJAOC for any modification to that Member Agency's Internal
systems or processes that is mandated by the State, or by any law or regulation
governing the affected rMember Agency.
1.07 In gathering and sharing information, and in all other respects n
performing acts related to this Agreement, the parties will comply wth all applicable
laws, rules, and regulations.
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CREATION OF THE INTEGRATED LAW & JUSTICE AGENCY
ORANGE COUNTY
2.01 By th,s Agreement, the Member Agencies hereby create a separat{,
Ilegal entty to be known as the Integrate¢ Law & Justic}j _n.-.y i7pn=
Coun ("ILJAOC'). The Member Agencies may agree on a different name for the
ILJAOC.
2.02 The ILJAOC shall possess In its own name and the Member
Agencies delegate to It, the following enumerated powers;
3) To make and enter into contracts consistent wilh tni..
Agreement, including, but not limited to, contracts to purchase
and /or d spose of supplies and equipment to carryout the
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implementation of the Strategic Plan and any adopted
amendments to that plan.
b) To receive compensati on, gifts, contributions, and donations of
property, funds, services, and other forms of financial
assistance from persons, firms, corporations, and any
governmental entity.
C) To sue and be sued In its own name.
d) To apply for an appropriate grant or grant- under any Federal,
State, or focal programs for assistance in developing any of it.�
programs or providing services to other public enbt[es.
e) To appoint committees, adopt rules, regulations, policies, by-
laws, and procedures governing •he operation cif the ILJAOC.
f To add Member Agencies to the ILJAOC as approved by the
ILJAOC Board _ _4h&--eXiG ng— I~hembeF Age Odin
accordance wiih the terms cf Ihis Agreement.
f)gL_ To execute agreements and resolutions consistent with the
terms of this Agreement.
9)b)_ To appoint/hire officers, employees, or agents.
2.03 Said powers shall be exercised in the manner provided by California
law, including, without limitation, the Ja.nt Exerc.;e of Powers provisions of
Government Code section 6500, et seq., and, except as expressly set forth
herein, the Treasurer /Controller shall be subject to the res:rictlons upon the
manner of exercising such powers a{ are imposed upon the Member Agency
whose employee or offcer is designated as the ILJAOC Tr&isurer /Controller
Ipursuant to action 3.43 -12 below. The Member Agency's TreasuredController
appointed by the Governing Board shall serve a minimum three -year t.�rm at the
discretion o the Board, so as to minim.t_e any disruptions in carryng out h!slher
responsibi ities.
2.04 Except as provided herein, the member agenoes agree that all
supplies and equipment purchased by the ILJAOC shall be owned and controlled
by the ILJAOC as its sole and separate property and not as property of any
Member Agency.
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2.05 The ILJAOC shall operate as a separate legal en :ty and :ncur debt,
separate and apart from the Member Agencies, and i t debt3, obl- gations,
and liabilities areshall be its own and not that of the Member Agencies, except as
specifically provided for herein.
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ORGANIZATION
3.01 The membership of the ILJAOC shall be the original Member
Agencies, and any additional Agencies jswhoso ..admission is unanimoushr
approved -key, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, andby the ILJAOC Governinq Board or the then-existincl MOMber
Aaencles, excluding any &ub&uq-ui -emeAdFrqno% eWe, aF1 Member Agancler
that hava4K3� withdrawn from the ILJAOC.
3.02 The ILJAOC shall be governed by a voting Board consisting of six (6)
Member Police Chiefs, each elected for a three -year term by the Orange County
Chiefs' & Sheriffs Association along with one designated ahemate, to represent
those Member Agencies with Police Departments. In addition to the Police Chief
representatives, other voting members of the Board will be the Sheriff, the District
Attorney, Chief Probation Officer, 'hp Public Defender, one (1) representative
from the County Executive's Office. who will serve at the County cf Orange
CEO's pleasure, Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court, the
Chief Executive Officer of the 1, rage. c. Ljr ti_; �,efior Court, and three (3) City
Manager representatives elected for -r,inimrtm_of.three -year terms
by the Orange County City Managers Association, with at least one (1) of those
representatives being from a "contract city" in the County. Each Board
member, or in the absence of a Board member, an alternate designated in advance
by each said Board Member, shall have one vote on all matters before the Board.
Such alternate members may be replaced from time —to —time at the appointing
Board Member's discretion. All Board Members may be removed w!'hout
cause by their respective appointing authonties.
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3.03 Each voting Board member shall hold office until a successor is— - 1Formarted: indent Left: 0", First line: o.s° I
selected, elected, hired or {appointed as Me ease FRay be under the powers of
this Agreement and each Member Agency. The term of a Board member or
aliemate (both voting and non - voting) who is a public official or employee of a
Member Agency shall terminate upon such Board Membe- leaving h s or her
posl!ion with the Member Agency. The vacancy of such a member who has left
his or her pos -ton shall au!GmMjGail� be filed by selection, election, or
appointment --as-t� -anal; according to the selection process adopted by
,his Agreement and the Member Agency whose represeni-it:ve has left his or her
position.
5.04 Board members and alts -nates shall not receive compensation for
ther service on the ILJAOC Bo. 3rd, bm may be rembursed by the ILJAOC for
reasonable expenses incurreC In conducting the business of the ILJAOC, as
provided in th,s Agreement, when the expenses are not paid or reimbursed by
IM&Ii6� employing Member Agencies.
3.05 The principal office of the ILJAOC shall be established by the
Board and shall be located within the County of Orange. The Board may change
the principal office from one locaton to another within the County of Orange. Any
change of address shall be noted by the Board but shall not be considered an
amendment I.-) this Agreement.
3.06 The Board shall meet at a locat.on as may be designated by the
Board. The kme and place of regular meet ngs of the Board shall be determined by
resolution adopted by the Board. A copy of such resolution shall be fumi6hed to
the Member Agencies. All meeting{ of the Board, .ncluding regular, adjourned, and
special meetings, shall be called and held n a manner as provided in the Ralph M.
Brown Act, Chapter 9, Division 2, Title 5 of the Califom a Government Code
commencing with section 54950 et seq., as amended.
3.07 All of the powers and authority of the ILJAOC shall be exercised by
the Board unless specifically delegated.. to the extent permitted by law or reserved
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to the Member Agencies under this Agreement. Unless olherw!se provided herein,
each. •. Board Member shall be entitled to one (1) vole. Except as otherwi ae
provided herein, a majority of the full voiinc membersh -p of the Board or their
aftemate present at a property noticed meeting, shall constitute a quorum for
purposes of transacting business. A majority vote of that quorum may adopt any
motion, resolution, or order and take any other action appropriate to carry forward
the objectves of the ILJAOC pursuant to thl{ Agreement, with the exception of the
adoption of the budget or other appropriations In excess of the adopted budget as
outlined in Section 4.04 of this a , - - - a two -
thirds majority of the entire w:11jqg membership or their altemates Is required for
approval.
3.08 The Board shall designate a recording secratary to establish,
distribute, and post agenda notices as required by law, keep the minutes of all open
meetings of the Board, and cause a copy of : -uch minutes to be forwarded to each
Member Agency within a reasonable time after each meeting.
3.09 The Board may adopt fFom timB ie time -policies, rules, and
regulations for the conduct of its administrative affairs and that of the ILJAOC as
maybe required and": � •- : consistent with this Agreement.
3.10 Where this Agreement requires an approval of a resolution
idinanc, by any Member Agencies in any mater, the approval shall be evidenced
by a cart fled copy of the resolution or ordinance of the govem :ng body of such
Member Agency filed with the I WAOC. It shall be the responsibility of the Board to
provide certified copies of sa d actions.
3.11 On an annual bw-is, the Board shall elect two Board members to act
as Chair and Vice -Char of the Agency for the purpose of conducting the Board
meetings and performing other duties a:, required. The Vice -Chair may carry out all
the duties of the Chair in h.smer absence.
3.12 The Board shall appoint an officer or employee of a Member Agency
to hold the offices of Trea ,,urer and Controller (7rea.,urer /Controller"), whose
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dut as shall be in conformance with Government Code sections 6505 and 6505.7
and whose salary, if any, shall be established by the Board. The
Treasurer /Controller shall also administer all contract:, subsequent to the Board'a
approval and shall contract with a certi'ied public accountant to make an annuai
audit of the accounts and records of the ILJAOC as provided in Government Code
section 6505. The i-nnual audit shall be submitr,�d to the Board and each Member
Agency when completed. The budget, covering a budget cycle set by the Board,
shall be prepared by the Treasurer /Controller for the approval by the Board. The
ILJAOC's investment policies shall be the policie:� of the Member Agency of the
Treasurer/Controller as those may be modified by the Board of the ILJAOC. The
cost of the TreasurerlController .n carrying out his/her duties, includng, with
limitati on, any outside professional services, shall be reimbursed by the ILJAOC.
3.1". The Board shall have the power to appoint/hire add- Rional officers,
employees, or agents. Any officer, employee, or agent of the ILJAOC who is an
officer employee, or agent of any of the Member Agencies will coninue to be
subject to the Member Agency's personnel system. However, the ILJAOC may hire
employee4 Fhat are subject to the personnel :ys;em c., the ILJAOC and {jaid
Iemployees 11 not be con sidernd_employees of any Member Agency. Any
person from any Member Agency appointed by the Board to fulrrll a staff position
with the ILJAOC shall possess appropriate qualr is itions to cant' out h s or hL-r
responsibilities.
3.14 The City Attorneys County Coun ;el or their Deputes of the Member
Agencies may generally serve as counsel to the ILJAOC, to the extent agreed to by
the re-, pecbve Member Agency and perm!tted by such waivers of conflicts of
intere A to authorize such representation a may be executed by such Member
Agency and the ILJAOC Board. The specific and ongoing duties of legal counsel to
the ILJAOC may be rd:fted no le {•s than annually; however, preferably for a term
consKtent with the TreasurerlController appointment and shall be on a voluntary
basis. The as-ignment of one of those ndividuals to perform the required duties
shall be solicited from the legal cou-ksels of the Member Agencies, and Is subject to
the final approval of the ILJAOC Board.
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3.15 The officers of the ILJAOC Board shall perform all duties customary
and appropriate to their respective offices and;
a) After approval by the ILJAOC Board, the ppasiding
effiaeFSeard C:haii shall sign all contracts on behalf of the
ILJAOC Board.
b) The secretary shall perform such duties as assigned by the
Board and shall keep minutes of the Board meetings.
c) The Treasurer/Controller shall be bonded in the amount to be
determined by the Board and the bond fee shall be paid by the
ILJAOC. The Treasurer/Controller shall perform the duties as
set forth in Sastions 3.12, 4.92, 4.93,
and 4 31this Agreement.
3.18 The Board may appoint z. -RFej ^^ "bran A cctiye 1irector by
contract or otherwise to oversee day - to-day operations of the ILJAOC. The
It rc est Aan&Wgxecutive Dlrechv shall manage the dally operations or the
ILJAOC and supervision of any other ILJAOC employees.
3.17 All of the pnvileges and immun;t,es from liability, exemption from
laws, ordinances and rules, all relief, pen- ion, d:sability, worker's compensation,
and other benefits which apply to the activities or om ssions of officials, officers,
employees, volunteers, or agents of any of the Member Agencies when
performing their respective functions for their respective Member Agency shall
apply to such person(s) to the same degree and extent while they are assigned
to the ILJAOC to perform and are performing any of the functions and other
duties of the ILJAOC pursuant to authority grant,:d by th s Agreement. None of
the officials, officers, agents, volunteers, or employees of a Member Agency
appointed to the Board or performing services at the direction of the ILJAOC
shall be deemed by reason of their appo-ntment or service to be employed by
any of the other Member Agencies or the ILJAOC or be subject to any of the
requ; rements of the other Member Agencies.
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IV
BUDGET AND DISBURSEMENTS
4.01 The Board shall adopt a budget for the ensuing fiscal year(s)
pursuant to procedures developed by the Board. At the conclusion of each fiscal
year, the Treasurer /Controller shall make a report to the Board regarding the
excess or deficiency of revenues over (or under) expenditures. Such report shall
Include "budget to actual" comparisons based upon the previously adopted
budget. Upon receipt of the report, the Boare. shall determine what extent, -f any,
unexpended budgetary appropriations shall be re- appropriated or whether any
excess of revenues over expenditures shall be allocated or expended.
4.02 The Treasurer /Controller shall draw warrants upon the approval
and written order of the Board or the Board's F4oiect - anager:Bxeml -ive
Dire DIDr. The Board shall requisiton the payment of funds only upon approval of
such claims or disbursements and such requisition for payment in accordance
with rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and by -laws adopted by the Board.
4.03 All funds received by the Treasurer/Controller for services provided
by the ILJAOC, will be placed in object accounts, and the receipt, transfer, or
disbursement of such funds during the term of this Agreement shall be accounted
for in accordance wth generally accepted accounting principles applicable to
government-31 ent&es. There shall be strict accountability of all funds. All
revenues and expenditures shall be reportod to the Board on a quarterly ba63,
unless otherwise required by the Board.
4.04 All expenditures within the approved budget shall be made upon
the approval of the Treasurer/Controller in accordance with the rules, policies.,
and procedures adopted by the Board. No expenditure In excess of thm,e
budgeted shall be made without the two4hi rds majority approval of the ant re
IBoard and the budget shall thereafter be revrsed and amended.
4.05 The records and account-3 of the ILJAOC shall be audited annually
by an Independent cert-fied public accountant and any cost of tine audit shall be
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paid by the ILJAOC. The minimum requirements shall be those prescribed by
the State Controller under California Government Code section 26909 and in
conformance with generally accepted auditing standards. Copies of such audit
report shall be filed with each Member Agency no later than fifteen (15) days
after receipt of said audit by the Board.
4.06 The Member Agencies have agreed by resolution through their
respecbve Governing Authorities to fund on a shared basis, the co:.:s of the
ILJAOC operations, and capital in excess of any grant funds, through annual
budget appropriations. Each Member Agency's agreement to provide 4 -uch funds
in fiscal years after the fiscal year in wh-ch Liisthe original I UAQQ Joint Powers
Agreement ! -.,was executad, is contingent upon appropriation by the governing
body of that Member Agency of sufficient funds for that purpose. The subject
resolutions shall not liml! the authority of each Member Agency to cease
appropriations for the ILJAOC operations as determined by their respective
Governing Authorities, provided, however, that a decision to cease
appropriations shall be subjec± to the terms of Section 6.02 below. In addition,
where the ILJAOC has an obligation under the terms of this
IagFee tAgreemont to reimburse a Member Agency for providing personnel,
equipment, and/or services to the ILJAOC, the Member Agency providing such
personnel, equ pment, and /or services may waive its right to reimbursement.
When a Member Agency incurs costs eligible for reimbursement under the terms
of this agreement, those costs shall include only those which are not part of the
Member Agency's pre- existing Infrastructure/operation prior to the effective date
of this Agreement. They also shall not include overhead charges. Costs for the
ILJAOC operations referenced in accordance with Section 4.06 shall be
shared as follows:
a) Member Agencies with Municipal Police Departments and the
0 nqe County Sheriffs Department which serves the
unincorporated area of the County as well as their "contract cities'
asp; shall be determined on a per capita served basis a. . with tiro
combined Iota, amount not to exceed 80%T% of total cns #s,
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lb) County of Orange; an amount not to exceed 1 of total ro-;t!; -
c) The Superior Court of California, County of Orange; an amount not
to exceed 5" % of !Dial costs.
d) The University of California Police Department; an amount not to
exceed -75% of total costs.
e Califamia Slate University, Fullerton Police Department an amount
not tD exceed 0.75% of total costs.
4.07 The Member Agencies acknowledge and agree that the ILJAOC
will act as a conduit for the management, direction, and provision of integrated
services to the Member Agencies and to other public agencies that contract with
ILJAOC for such services.
4,08 Based on Information provided by the - 2ejae! M FageflExectifive
-, irectcr or other designated Feff eseFi6a erppLpsentatives of the ILJAOC, the
Treasurer /Controller shall keep a wotten account of any services provided to
other public agencies by the ILJAOC. All revenues received from other public
agencies contracting or receiving services from the ILJAOC for services shall be
used to offset the costs incurred by the ILJAOC. The Governing Board shall
determine whether those funds shall be placed #n a Capital Re: erve or of herwise
allocated :n the Ageney4sILJAOUs Budget and /or projected cost} to Member
Agencies.
4.09 In establishmg rates for services to ion -Mernt er Agency public
agencies, the Board shall assure that the contracts for such services provide for
the reimbursement of the actual expenses of providing all services of the
ILJAOC, including insurance coverage for the ILJAOC's per4;onnel and
equipment. Payment for the ILJAOC services by contracting public agencies
shall be made on a monthly basis, or no less frequently than on a quarterly ba,- k
(unless paid in advance) to the Treasurer /Controller of the ILJAOC. The
Treasurer /Controller shall provide a written t#lyguarterly account to the
Board of all revenue,, and expenses of the ILJAOC services to other public
agencies.
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4.10 The ILJAOC budget shall Include the provision for a Capital
Replacement fund that will provide for, among other things, the replacement of
the equipment owned and operated by the ILJAOC. The ILJAOC Board annually
shall recommend to the Member Agencies amounts needed for Capital
Replacement. The amount of the provision for Capital Replacement in each
ILJAOC annual budget will depend on the amounts appropriated by the Member
Agencies for such purposes during each fiscal year. Said funds shall be
transferred to the ILJAOC monthly by the Member Agencies for dF posit in the
I LJAOC's Capital Replacement fund. The ac! uai purchase of new equipment
and disposal of unneeded equipment shall be done whenever determined
appropriate and justified by the Board.
4.11 All revenues derived from service contracts with other public
agencies shall be maintained in a separate revenue account for the ILJAOC.
The Treasurer /Controller shall be responsible for accounting for all such revenue.
The Board shall be responsible for determining the appropriate allocation of such
funds as part of the budget adop!!on process.
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V
LIABILITIES
5.01 Except as provided in Section 8.05. , the ILJAOC
and the Member Agencies agree, to the extent allowec by law, that the Member
Agencies shall be fully protected from any loss, injury liability, damage, clam,
lawsuit, cost, or expense arising out of, or in any way related to, the performance
of this Agreement by the ILJAOC. Accordingly, the provisions of th-s Agreement
should be broadly construed in favor of protection for the Member Agencies and
Interpreted to provide the fullest possible protection to the Member Agencies and
Member Agency's officials, officers, agents, volunteers, and employees_ ILJAOC
acknowledges that the Member Agencies would not have entered into this
Agreement in the absence of the commitments of the ILJAOC as specified in this
Article V.
5.02 The Member Agencies acknowledge that each Member Agency
may be assigning Its own personnel to a cooperative pool of personnel to provide
service to the ILJAOC. The ILJAOC shall be solely responsible for and retain all
debts, liabilities, and other obligations for all activities of the ILJAOC, and shall
maintain sufficient Insurance coverage in effect at all times to cover any such
claim, loss, liability, or obligation, as recommended by the ILJAOC Risk Manager
and approved by the Board.
5.03 Except as provided !n Section 8.05, the ILJAOC shall protect,
defend, indemnify, and hold free and harmless the Member Agencies and their
respective elected and apponted boards, officials, officers, agenta, volunteers,
and employees from and against any and all liabilities, damages, loss, cos,
claims expenses, actons, or proceedings of any kind or nature caused by
ILJAOC employees or employees of Member Agencies who are performing
ILJAOC functions, including, but not by way of I mitabon, injury or death of any
person, injury or damage to any property, including consequential damages and
attorney's fees and costs, resulting or ansing out of or in any way connected with
the negligent acts or failure to act in the course and scope of carrying out their
responsibilities In the performance of their duties to the ILJAOC. In addition, and
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wlthout limiting the foregoing indemnification obligation_ e_ xcetf - 'f
Sedlon 5.041 the ILJAOC will maintain sufficient insurance coverage In effect
at all times as recommended by their Risk Manager, to cover any such damage
claim, loss, cost, expense, action, proceeding, lability, or obligation.
5.04 Any contract with a non - member public agency ( "non Member
IAgency ") receiving services Ffrom the ILJOAC shall
Include a mutual indemnif cation provision wherein the non Member Agency and
the ILJAOC shall mutually agree to defend and indemnify the other In an amount
equal to tis proportionate share of liability on a comparative fault basis. The
Icontract shall also provide . 1) That -AgThe indemnity obligation shall exist
with respect to any claim, loss, liability, damage, lawsuit, casi, or expense that
arises out of, or is In any way related to, the performance of services pursuant to
the contract; and 2) The obligaton of the non Member Agency and the ILJAOC
pursuant to the Indemnification provision +null extend, wthout limitation, to an
Injury, death, loss, or damage which occurs in the performance of the contract
and that is sustained by any third party, any agent, or contractor of the non
Member Agency or Ihe ILJAOC.
Notwithstandinct the foregoing, in situations where a non - Member Agency lacks
the authority to enter into an acreement containing_ the specific terms specified
above In This Section 5.04 the ILJAOC may enter into an agreement without
uch terms or Including only somn of !hose terms only after (11 a finding by and
afFirmallve vola of _ a_two-thirds majority of all voting Board members, or their
alternates that ifte risk of entOng Into such an agreement Is outweighed by the
benefit to be obtained by entering into the agreement, and (2) a determination by
the ILJAOC's Risk Manacer that insurance_provisions applicable to the
anrcamcnt are adeeuate given the specific risks presented.
5.05 Member Agencies shall be responsible for the continued provis7on
of worker's compensation coverage for the officers or employees of the Member
Agencies that are assigned to provide services to the ILJAOC andlor serve as
officers or employees of the ILJAOC. In this regard, each Member Agency shall
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the ILJAOC and any other Member
Agencies, and their respective officials officers, employee:, contractors, agent 3,
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and representatives with respect to any claim, loss, liability, damage, lawsu +t,
cost, or expense, InVuding attorney's fees and costs, that arises out of, or is In
any way related, to any industrial /worker compensation Injury sustained by an
officer or employer of the indemnifying Member Agency during the performance
of service to the ILJAOC or the other Member Agencies under this Agreement.
5.06 ILJAOC shall employ the princple3 of sound n „k management in Its
operations. Risks of loss shall be dent :fled, evaluated, and treated in a manner
that protects the ILJAOC and each Member Agency from adverse financial
consequences. This may be accompl,shed In part through the purchase of
appropriate commercial insurance.
The Risk Manager, or his/her designee, of one Member Agency shall be
designated by the Board, with the consent of ,he Member Agency, as the
” ILJAOC Risk Manager" and shall act in an adv -sory capacity to the ILJAOC
Board to provide guidance in the area of risk management, loss control,
insurance procurement, and claims management. 6hcui0 ..a Member Agency
Rlsk Manager not be available to serve the ILJAOC the Board may desE na e
someone who has rnmparable exnerisnce to serve in that capacity._The ILJAOC
Risk Manager will be responsible for maintaining the original insurance policies
and other risk management and Insurance documents.
During the term of this Agreement, the ILJAOC shall purchase and
maintain sufficient amounts of commercial insurance coverage at the equally
shared cost to the Member Agencies. The types, limits, retent;on levels_
deduct +bies, policy forms, and carriers providing the above required 'insurance
coverage's shall be recommended by the ILJAOC Risk Manager to the Board for
Iits approval, consistent with this a€FaeAareement.
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ADMISSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF PARTIES
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6.01 Additional public agencies may become Member Agencies of the
iLJAOC upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the Board, and
upon the unanimous consent of the ILJACC G_oveming_Board, so long as such
addition {s) are nct proLecgt d to iricreasp costs to existing Member Agencies-
Upon apj=val by the ILJ O in Board a written amendment to this
A reemerit shall he executed by aU of the i9xistinq Member Agencies, as well as
the additional Member Agency. _Should increased costs to existinq Member
Agencies be anticipated due to t€je adtiitign of a.riew public agency, unanimous
anorovai must be received from the.coveminq_bodies of the existin4_Mvmber
Agencies, as evidenced by approval of resolutionaAerefere and the execution of
a written amendment to this Agreement by all of the Member Agencies, including
the additional Member Agency.
6.02 Member Agencies have the right to withdraw from the ILJAOC.
ISuch withdrawals, either voluntarily or involuntarily, shall be cond- tioned as
follows:
a) Involuntary withdrawal shall mean those circumstances
where a Member Agency must withdraw due to fiscal or
budgetary impact of that Member Agency that results in the
discontinuance or reduction of the funding for personnel,
services, or equipment by that Member Agency.
b) In the case of a voluntary withdrawal, written notice shall be
given one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the end of a
fiscal year except that such notice requirement may be
shortened (1) by unanimous approval of 'he Board members
present at the meeting at which the Board considers
shortening the notice requirement or (ii) upon breach of
this Agreement by the IUAOC or any Member Agency, in
which case the withdrawing Member Agency may withdraw
effective at any time.
c) Neither voluntary nor involunUry withdrawal shall relieve the
withdrawing Member Agency of -ts obligations for its
proportionate share of any debt-5 or other liabilities incurred
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by the 1LJA0C prior to the effective date of the Member
Agency's withdrawal (with the exception of new purchases of
capital equipment after the date of the Member Agency s
not ce of withdrawal), nor any liabifties impoEed upon or
incurred by the Member Agency pursuant to this Agreement
prior to the effective date of the Member Agryncy':,
withdrawal.
d) The withdrawing Member Agency shall retain all rights and
claims relating to revenues received by the ILJAOC during
the time period that the Member Agency provsded personnel,
services, or equipment under the ILJAOC direction.
e) The withdrawing Member Agency shall be entitled to remove
Its personnel and any equlpmrmt whose title was not
transferred in writing to the ILJAOC from the posse= t,Ion and
control of the ILJAOC, regardless of the impact on the
ILJAOC or Its continued opera ;ion. The withdraw - -ig
Member Agency may also recover any other equipment no
longer needed by the ILJAOC, includinc: equipment it
previously transferred to the ILJAOC, according to the terms
and conditions determined by the Board in its sole discretion
to be fair and equitable. The ILJAOC Board may choose to
exempt a Member Agency from any of the listed conditions,
but may not impose any conditions other than triose lisiHd.
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TERMINATION AND DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
7.01 The ILJAOC shall continue to exist and exercise the powers herein
until this Agreement is terminated by a vote of two- thirds of the entire Board;
provided, however, that no termination shall be complete and final unt., the
ILJAOC has sat;sfactodly disposed of all fin�nc+al obl gations and claims,
d-t.tributed all assets, and performed all other functions deemed nece!- :sary by
the Board to conclude the affa+rs of the ILJAOC.
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7.02 Termination shall occur upon:
a) The wrlIten consent of all Member Agencies; or
b) Upon the withdrawal from the ILJAOC of a sufficient number of the
Member Agencies that results in a lack of effectiveness as
determined by a two - thirds vote of the remaining Board Members,
and
c) Full satisfaction of all outstanding financial obligatlons of the
ILJAOQ and
d) All other contractual obligations of the ILJAOC have been
satisfied.
7.03 In the event of the termination of this Agreement, any funds
remain ng following the dizzharge of all obligations shall be disposed of by
returning to each current Member Agency of the ILJAOC immediately prior to
the termination of this Agreement, a share of such funds proportionate to the
contribution made to the ILJAOC by said Member Agency, to the extent
determined by the Board in Its sole discretion to be fair and equitable.
I7.04 Notwithstanding any other provisions of thethis Agreement, the
Member Agencies agree to abide by the following procedure for sell ng of
Iequipment in the event thethis Agreement is terminated. The equipment shall
be given a fair market value by an appraiser agreed upon by the Board. Before
the equipment is sold on the open market, the Member Agencies each shall
have the right to purchase the equipment at a price and under terms as agreed
upon by the Board_ which may include a financing arrangemen, for the
purchaser to allow for a transition period after the termination of this Agreement.
If an agreement cannot be reached concerning a purchase of the equipment,
then it shall be sold on the open market. Proceeds from the sale of equipment
upon termination of the Agreement shall be distributed to the Member Agencies
In a manner consisten' with the cost- sharing format outlined in Paragraph 4.06
(a), (b), and (c) of this Agreement, and any modifications to that formula adopted
by the Board.
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MISCELLANEOUS
8.01 Amendments.
—�+s Except as a�hen+vise Specified in this Agreement. ihi Agreement
may be amended with the unanimous approval of all Member Agencies;
provided, however, that no amendment may be made thy+' would adversely
affect the interests of the owners of bonds, letters of crec it, or other financial
obligations of the ILJAOC.
8.02 Navies.
Any notice or instrument required to be given or delivered by deposit ng
the same in any Un-led States Post Office, registered or certified, postage
prepaid, addressed to the Member Agencies, shall be deeme.'. to have been
received by the Member Agency to whom the same :s addressed at the
expiration of five (5) days after depostr of the same in the United Sta °es Pos-
Off ce for transmission by registered or certified mail as aforesaid.
8.03 Egect've Date.
This Agreement shall be effective at such time as this Agreement has
been executed by the majority of the voting Member Agencies enumerated in the
introduct-on of th s Amended Agreement.
8.04 Conflicts of Int r t.
No official, officer or employee of the 1LJAOC or any Member Agency shall
have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in the ILJAOC. Nor shall any such
offcer or employee participate to any decision relating to the ILJAOC that affect3
his or her financial interests or those of a corporabon, partnership, or assoclation
-n which he or she is directly or indirectly interested, In violation of any State law
or regulation.
8.05 Mediation
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a) Any controversy or claim between any Member Agencies, or
between any such Member Agency or Member Agencies and the
ILJAOC, with respect to the ILJAOC's operations, or to any claims,
disputes, demands, differences, controversies, or
misunderstandings arising under, out of, or in relation to this
Agreement, shall be submitted to and determined by mediation.
b) The Member Agency desiring to ;nitiate mediation shall give
notice of !is intention to every other Member Agency and the
ILJAOC. Such nonce shall designate such other Member
Agencies as the initiating Member Agency intends to have
bound by any award made therein.
c) Each Member Agency involved .n the medrat on shall bear
Its own legal costs, ;ncluding attorney fees.
8.06 Partiallnwilidity
If any one or more of the terms, provisions, sections, promises, covenant,
or conditions of this Agreement shall to any extent be adjudged Invalid,
unenforceable or void for any reason whatsoever by a court of competent
jurisdiction, each and all of the remaining terms, provisions, sections, promisr..°j,
covenants and conditions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and
shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
8.07 Succe-. ors
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the beneft of the
successors of the Member Agencies hereto.
8.08 A: onment
A Member Agency shall not assign any rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the written consent of all other Member Agencies.
8.09 E,,:,cu'ion
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The Governing Authorities of the Member Agencies enumerated herein
have each authorized execution of this Agreement, as evidenced by the
authorized signatures below, respectively.
8.90. En r- Agreement
This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreement} whe:h(!r oral or
written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subjec matter hereof and
contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties w th respect to
said matter, and each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no
representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or othermse, have
been made by any party, or anyone acting on behatl of any party, wh ch are not
embodied herein, and that any other agreement or modification of this Agreement
shall be effective only if executed in writing and signed by she IUAOC and all
Member Agencies. the- atfeut+ve-d to of `ms's AgFeemGW,
supemedeG and �'rr+++ �k, cI IPP EMENTAI Af`RF -EME iT REGARnING
RI INK gtL7 GIFC* AND; QFn IRfnrn#.� �tiCSi IF`_ATlnhlC neTtutFty D41E
GOUNT"F-0 AGE AND Tut JNTEGRATF�L N
Dated: CITY OF.
ATTEST:
Clerk of the City of
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By:
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM'
City AttomE,y