Ordinance 2024-32 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-32
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE AND KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVICES
Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County,Illinois
This 91' day of July, 2024
Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on July 11,2024.
Ordinance No. 2024-32
AN ORDINANCE OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE, KENDALL COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE AND KENDALL
COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS SERVICES
WHEREAS, the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois (the "City") and
Kendall County, Illinois (the "County") are units of local government; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, Article VII, Section 10, and
the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., (collectively, the "Authority")
authorize units of local government to contract or otherwise associate amongst themselves to
obtain or share services and to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any manner
not prohibited by law; and
WHEREAS, the County provides Geographical Information Systems ("GIS") data
services for municipalities located within the County, such services including access to the
County's GIS portal, maintenance of municipal GIS data, and updating municipal GIS data (the
"GIS Services"); and
WHEREAS, the GIS Services are provided at a reasonable cost with efficient project
completion times; and
WHEREAS, the City is located within Kendall County and desires to take advantage of
the County's GIS Services and therefore to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement for the
County to provide GIS Services to the City, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in furtherance of the
stated goals and desires set forth above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED,by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set
forth.
Section 2. That the Intergovernmental Agreement for Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) Services, attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, is hereby approved.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval, and
publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this 91h day of July, A.D. 2024.
1 j
Y CLERK
KEN KOCH AYE DAN TRANSIER AYE
ARDEN JOE PLOCHER AYE CRAIG SOLING AYE
CHRIS FUNKHOUSER AYE MATT MAREK AYE
SEAVER TARULIS ABSENT RUSTY CORNEILS AYE
APPROVED by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
this day of TV( , A.D. 2024.
MAYOR
Attest:
d
T CLERK
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) SERVICES
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) SERVICES ("the Agreement") is by and between the
County of Kendall, a unit of local government of the State of Illinois ("Kendall County") and the
United City of Yorkville.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970, Article VII, Section 10,
provides that units of local government may contract or otherwise associate among themselves to
obtain or share services and to exercise, combine, or transfer any power or function in any manner
not prohibited by law or by ordinance and may use their credit, revenues, and other resources to
pay costs related to intergovernmental activities; and
WHEREAS, Kendall County and United City of Yorkville (the "parties") are units of
local government within the meaning of Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970
who are authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 220/1 et seq., provides that
any county may participate in an intergovernmental agreement under this Act notwithstanding the
absence of specific authority under the State law to perform the service involved, provided that the
unit of local government contracting with Kendall County has authority to perform the service;
and
WHEREAS, in an effort to reduce costs to the taxpayers of Kendall County, the parties
hereby enter into this intergovernmental agreement wherein Kendall County agrees to provide
certain GIS support services for the United City of Yorkville; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
hereafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
I. The foregoing preambles are hereby incorporated into this Agreement as if fully
restated in this paragraph 1.
2. Kendall County agrees to provide the following GIS support services to the United
City of Yorkville pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including:
a. To provide access to GIS portal,
b. To provide GIS data maintenance to the United City of Yorkville's data,
c. To update the United City of Yorkville's GIS data throughout the United City
of Yorkville's Service Area,
d. To permit Kendall County GIS staff to attend training for GIS systems,
provided the United City of Yorkville and Kendall County pre-approve the
training, the training schedule, and all training and related travel expenses.
e. To provide GIS services outlined in Paragraphs 2a-d above for the United City
of Yorkville's special service projects, when requested by the United City of
Yorkville, and upon receiving at least 60 calendar days prior notice of the need
for Kendall County staff to support any non-emergency special service project.
f. To track time spent performing services outlined above in Paragraph's 2-a-e
and to generate a quarterly invoice for all the United City of Yorkville approved
GIS services.
3. As consideration for the services to be performed pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement,the United City of Yorkville agrees to the following:
a. Any GIS support services provided by Kendall County must be pre-approved
by the United City of Yorkville and shall be billed to the United City of
Yorkville at a rate of $60 per hour. Municipality shall make payments on
quarterly invoices prepared by Kendall County staff.
b. To pay for all training and associated travel expenses for Kendall County's
employees to attend training about GIS systems, provided the training and
associated travel expenses are pre-approved by the United City of Yorkville and
Kendall County. the United City of Yorkville agrees to reimburse Kendall
County for such expenses.
c. To promptly reimburse Kendall County for all other expenses that Kendall
County incurs on the United City of Yorkville's behalf while performing the
GIS support services set forth above in this intergovernmental agreement the
United City of Yorkville agrees to reimburse Kendall County for such expenses.
Kendall County agrees to notify the United City of Yorkville prior to incurring
any billable expense,except in the event of an emergency in which case Kendall
County agrees to notify the United City of Yorkville about the billable expense
as soon as practicable.
d. To make all payment in accordance with the Illinois Local Government Prompt
Payment Act, as amended (50 ILCS 50511 et seq.) except as expressly set forth
in Paragraphs 3(a)through 3(c)of this this Agreement,the parties agree that the
United City of Yorkville shall not be responsible for labor costs and County
resources (i.e., computers, networks,telephones, etc.) incurred by the County's
employees while the County employees perform the services set forth in this
Agreement.
4. The United City of Yorkville understands and agrees that Kendall County maintains
sole and absolute discretion whether to provide to the United City of Yorkville the GIS support
services listed in Paragraph 2. the United City of Yorkville understands and agrees that Kendall
County's ability to provide the GIS services listed in Paragraph 2 is contingent on Kendall
County's maintaining sufficient software, hardware, employees, licenses, subscriptions, services,
and equipment. If Kendall County, in its sole discretion, determines it lacks sufficient software,
hardware, employees, licenses, subscriptions, services, or equipment to provide any of the GIS
services, Kendall County shall not be under any obligation to provide the GIS services nor shall
Kendall County be obligated to maintain sufficient software, hardware, employees, license,
subscriptions, services, and equipment. Kendall County shall make all decisions regarding the
acquisition or hiring of all software, hardware, employees, licenses, subscriptions, services, and
equipment.
5. Kendall County does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the GIS support services
it may provide to the United City of Yorkville. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kendall
County disclaims all express or implied warranties, including without limitation all implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
6. The parties agree to the following terms in order to maintain the security and
confidentiality of Kendall County's and the United City of Yorkville's records defined as
"confidential information":
a. To the extent permitted by law, if a party to this Agreement is granted
access to another party's records (and the data contained in these
records) in order to perform the GIS services set forth in this Agreement,
either party shall not duplicate and/or disseminate (by publication or
otherwise) said records (and the data contained therein) to any other
individual,business or entity without the prior written approval of either
party.
b. In the event a party to this Agreement receives a request for the records
of another party to this Agreement(whether by FOIA request,subpoena,
court order, etc.), the party receiving the request shall respond to the
request in accordance with the law and shall notify the other party so
that it may assert whatever rights it may possess. To the extent
permitted by law, a party to this Agreement shall not release any of
either party's records to a third party without the prior written approval
of the party or as required pursuant to court order.
c. The parties agree to implement all measures deemed reasonably
necessary by agreement of the parties to safeguard the confidentiality of
either party's records.
7. This Agreement shall continue for a period of two (2) years after the parties'
execution of this Agreement and will automatically renew for successive additional one (1) year
terms. Any party may terminate this intergovernmental agreement by providing at least one
hundred eighty (180) calendar days advance written notice to all other parties of the then current
term.
8. To the extent permitted by law, the United City of Yorkville shall defend, with
counsel of Kendall County's own choosing, indemnify and hold harmless Kendall County,
including Kendall County's past, present and future board members, elected officials, insurers,
employees, and agents (the "Releasees") from and against any and all claims, liabilities,
obligations, losses, penalties, fines, damages, and expenses and costs relating thereto, including
but not limited to attorneys' fees and other legal expenses, which the Releasees may hereafter
sustain, incur or be required to pay relating to, or arising in any manner out of the GIS support
services Kendall County provides to the United City of Yorkville. Pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-9005,
no attorney may be assigned to represent the Releasees pursuant to this section of the Agreement
unless the Kendall County State's Attorney has pre-approved the appointment of the attorney to
represent the Releasees. Releasees' participation in their defense shall not remove the United City
of Yorkville's duty to indemnify, defend, and hold Releasees harmless, as set forth above.
Releasees do not waive their defenses or immunities under the Local Government and
Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (745 ILCS 10/1 et seq.) by reason of this
indemnification provision. Indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
9. This Agreement and the rights of the parties hereunder may not be assigned(except
by operation of law), and the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties and
their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by
reason of such agreements.
10. Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be
duly given if sent by certified mail, or courier service and received. As such, all notices required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and may be given by depositing the same in the United
States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and certified with the return
receipt requested.
If to the County: Chairman of the Kendall County Board
I I I W. Fox Street
Yorkville, Illinois 60560
With copy to:
Kendall County State's Attorney
807 John Street
Yorkville, Illinois, 60560
If to the Municipality Mayor
651 Prairie Pointe Drive
Yorkville, Illinois, 60560
9. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of
Illinois. Any legal proceeding related to enforcement of this Agreement shall be brought in the
Circuit Court of Kendall County, Illinois. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be
declared and/or found invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
provision shall,to the extent possible, be modified by the court in such manner as to be valid,legal
and enforceable so as to most nearly retain the intent of the parties, and, if such modification is not
possible, such provision shall be severed from this Agreement, and in either case the validity,
legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
10. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties as it relates to
GIS support services to be performed by Kendall County, and there are no other promises or
conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written related to the GIS support services to be
provided by Kendall County to the United City of Yorkville. Except as stated herein, this
Agreement supersedes any other prior written or oral agreements between the parties as it relates
to GIS support services and may not be further modified except in writing.
11. Kendall County and the United City of Yorkville each hereby warrant and represent
that their respective signatures set forth below have been, and are on the date of this Agreement,
duly authorized by all necessary and appropriate corporate and/or governmental action to execute
this Agreement;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Intergovernmental
Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date of last signature.
County of Kendall, Illinois United Cipq of Yorkville
By: r.M- By:
Chair, nd ty Board Mayor, ited orkville
Attest: Attest:
ounty Clerk it Clerk