Lake County Gazette

Lake County Law and Judicial Committee met May 28

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.2)

*MINUTES*

8.1 24-0659

Committee action approving the Law and Judicial Committee minutes from May 7, 2024.

L&J 5.7.24 Final Minutes

*REPORTS*

8.2 24-0627

Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, March 2024.

County Board Report FY24 - 03 March 2024.pdf

REGULAR AGENDA

*PUBLIC DEFENDER*

8.3 24-0677

Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona for a cloud-based digital evidence storage solution for the Public Defender’s Office in the amount of $66,527.74 and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $84,197.08 in the Supreme Court Public Defender Fund.

• The Public Defenders Office has no unified storage solution in place for the growing volume of digital discovery received on every case, functionality that is essential to the operation of the Public Defender’s Office.

• Axon Enterprise, Inc., the solution utilized by the State’s Attorney’s Office, has only recently developed its “Axon Justice” platform, guaranteeing cloud based digital storage solution separated from their law enforcement and prosecution platforms in every way, ensuring required confidentiality.

• In accordance with Section 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the County Purchasing Division has identified a competitively solicited and awarded cooperative purchasing contract for telecommunication services offered by Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona through Sourcewell.

• The initial annual cost to procure the software, implementation, and unlimited storage is $66,527.74. The vendor has waived the implementation cost. The ongoing software maintenance and storage cost for years two through five increases by four percent each year.

• These services were not anticipated in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget; however, these expenses can be absorbed in the Supreme Court Public Defender Fund, which is a special revenue fund that allows for this type of expense.

• It is necessary to perform an emergency appropriation for all revenue received in FY 2024 to be able to authorize spend in this fund. The Supreme Court Public Defender Fund has received $84,197.08 and the full amount will be authorized for expenditure. Without additional funding, the Supreme Court Public Defender Fund will not be able to absorb the expense in future years.

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Lake County-Vendor Disclosure Statement

*9-1-1 CONSOLIDATION*

8.4 24-0713

Joint resolution authorizing the adoption and execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Establishing Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications (LakeComm).

• Since 2018, the County of Lake (Lake County Board) has been a leader and committed partner in Lake County Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) consolidation efforts with the goal of providing timely, effective, and efficient 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch service to Lake County residents, visitors, and first responders.

• Since the Fall of 2022, the County has been a partner through an IGA (“Planning IGA”) to, “develop an Implementing Intergovernmental Agreement (“Implementing IGA”) that establishes a NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP in Lake County, Illinois to replace and consolidate the PSAPs operated by the Parties to this Agreement.”

• This IGA is the “Implementing IGA” that establishes LakeComm as the NEW CONSOLIDATED PSAP to replace and consolidate partner Lake County PSAPs.

• All cities, villages, fire protection districts, the County, the Sheriff, and other units of local government that directly provide public safety service, that are located, wholly or partly within Lake County or geographically adjoin the boundaries of an existing PSAP Member located within Lake County are invited to be a member of LakeComm.

• The County is a full partner in LakeComm with the Lake County Board appointing the County’s position on the Member Board of Directors and the

LakeComm_IGA

8.5 24-0714

Joint resolution authorizing the adoption and execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Establishing the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Lake County, Illinois.

• An Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) receives 9-1-1 Surcharge funds and oversees the implementation and operation of the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System in a defined service area.

• Public Act 99-0006 has encouraged consolidation of ETSBs and 9-1-1 systems to advance public safety and to encourage the best use of government funds.

• The Lake County, Northeast Lake County, Joint Central Lake County, Vernon Hills, CenCom, and Fox Lake ETSBs were created by ordinance or intergovernmental agreement and certified to operate a 9-1-1 system.

• As part of 9-1-1 consolidation in Lake County, the authorities that established the above ETSBs desire to cooperate and form the new Joint ETSB of Lake County to support 9-1-1 consolidation and the new consolidated PSAP, Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications (LakeComm).

• The Parties have determined that a Joint ETSB would be beneficial on an individual and mutual basis to the residents and agencies served by all the individual units of local government.

• The Effective Date for the new Joint ETSB of Lake County will occur with the:

(1) adoption by the individual corporate authorities of the Parties to this IGA and

(2) final approval by the State 9-1-1 Administrator.

• In accordance with State statute, upon establishment of the Joint ETSB of Lake County on the Effective Date, the County will rescind its ETSB Ordinance and disestablish the Lake County ETSB.

• After the Effective Date, 9-1-1 surcharge monies currently collected from the Lake County ETSB service area will be paid directly to the new Joint ETSB of Lake County.

• After the Effective Date, the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Lake County (the “Board”) will consist of nine (9) Members of which two (2) Members will be appointed by the Lake County Board.

JETSB of Lake County IGA

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Member Remarks and Requests

12. Adjournment

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