Village of Orland Park, IL Chapter 2-7 Joint Emergency Telephone System Board

§ 2-7-1 Establishment.

The Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of the Village of Orland Park and the Village of Orland Hills is hereby established.

§ 2-7-2 Boundaries.

The Village of Orland Hills shall be part of the Orland Park 911 Emergency Telephone System for the purpose of providing 911 emergency telephone service to all residents residing within the boundaries of the Village of Orland Hills.

§ 2-7-3 Composition of Board.

The Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Orland Park and Orland Hills, Illinois, shall consist of five members, appointed on the basis of their experience and ability. The members of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Orland Park and Orland Hills, Illinois, shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.

§ 2-7-4 Public Safety Answering Point.

[Ord. 4653, 6-20-2011]

A. Four members of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Orland Park and Orland Hills shall be representatives of the Village of Orland Park, which will be the public safety answering point in the enhanced 911 system implemented in the Village of Orland Park.

B. One member of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be a representative of the Village of Orland Hills Trustees. The Orland Fire District representative shall be appointed by the Village President of the Village of Orland Park, upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees of the Orland Fire Protection District.

C. Members representing the Village of Orland Park shall be appointed by the Village President of Orland Park, with the advice and consent of the Village of Orland Park Trustees. Members representing the Village of Orland Hills shall be appointed by the Village President of Orland Park, upon the recommendation of the Village President of the Village of Orland Hills, with the advice and consent of the Village of Orland Hills Trustees.

§ 2-7-5 Powers and Duties of Board.

A. The powers and duties of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be as defined by the intergovernmental cooperation agreement establishing the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board. Such powers and duties shall include, but need not be limited to the following:

1. Planning a 911 system.

2. Coordinating and supervising the implementation, upgrading or maintenance of the system, including the establishment of equipment specifications and coding systems.

3. Receiving monies from the surcharge imposed under Section 50 ILCS 750/15.3 and from any other source, for deposit into the Emergency Telephone System Fund.

4. Authorizing all disbursements from said Fund.

5. Hiring, on a temporary basis, any staff necessary for the implementation or upgrade of the system.

6. To adopt bylaws providing for its procedures, organization, and officers; provided, however, that the Village of Orland Park shall be the custodian of the Emergency Telephone System funds.

7. To do all things related to the purposes for which it was created not prohibited by law.

§ 2-7-6 Term of Office.

[Ord. 2735, 5-15-1995]

Members shall serve for one-year terms, which shall begin on the first Monday in June and expire on the first Monday in June of the following year. There shall be no limit to the number of terms a member may serve.

§ 2-7-7 Vacancies.

A vacancy on the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board may be occasioned by the resignation, death, physical or mental capacity, or continued absences from scheduled meetings by a member. The appointing authority shall have the power to determine the existence of a vacancy. All vacancies shall be filled within 60 days from the date the appointing authority determines a vacancy to exist in the same manner as provided for the making of the original appointment.

§ 2-7-8 Annual Meeting.

[Ord. 4653, 6-20-2011]

There shall be an annual meeting of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board in the month of April of each calendar year. The original Joint Emergency Telephone System Board and such successor Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, shall conduct its organizational activities at such meeting. Other regular and special meetings shall be held and convened as the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board may provide in its rules. The Village President of the Village of Orland Park has the authority to call the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board into session by giving each member thereof written notice at least 24 hours in advance of the time the meeting is to begin. The regular meeting place of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be the Village of Orland Park police facility, 15100 South Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park, Illinois, but the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board may schedule meetings at other locations.

§ 2-7-9 Board Advised as to Appointment.

All members of the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board shall be advised as soon as possible whenever the power of appointment to the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board is exercised.

§ 2-7-10 Transfer of Funds.

[Ord. 1964, 2-5-1990]

The Village of Orland Hills shall authorize the transfer of all funds collected pursuant to said surcharge within its Municipal boundaries to the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board designated pursuant to Illinois Compiled Statutes, 1992 Chapter 50, Act 750, Section 15.4 as amended, and consistent with the terms therein.