HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-161 Resolution No. 96-161
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR POLICE SERVICES WITH
THE GAIL BORDEN LIBRARY DISTRICT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS, that Kevin Kelly, Mayor, and Dolonna Mecum, City
Clerk, be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute an
Agreement for Police Services on behalf of the City of Elgin
with the Gail Borden Library District for police services, a
copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by
reference.
sl Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly, Mayor
Presented: May 22, 1996
Adopted: May 22, 1996
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk
DRAFT 3/1/96
RAGREE/LIBRARY.PS
AGREEMENT FOR POLICE SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 29th
day of February, 1996 , by and between the City of Elgin, a
municipal corporation, organized and existing under the
constitution and the statutes of the State of Illinois
(hereinafter referred to as "City" ) and Gail Borden Library
District, an Illinois library district organized under the
statutes of the State of Illinois, in the counties of Cook and
Kane, State of Illinois (hereinafter referred to as "Gail
Borden Library" ) ;
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Article 7 , Section 10 of the constitution
of the State of Illinois, 1970, authorizes units of local
government to enter into contracts to exercise, combine or
transfer any power or function not prohibited to them by law
or ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 5,
Section 220/1 et seq. , known as the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act, authorizes units of local government in
Illinois to exercise jointly with any public agency within the
state, including other units of local government, any power,
privilege, or authority which may *be exercised by a unit of
local government individually and to enter into contracts for
the performance of governmental services, activities and
undertakings; and
WHEREAS, Gail Borden Library has determined that it
is necessary to upgrade its s,ecurity services at its
facilities, which are located within the City of Elgin; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have determined that it
is necessary and desirable for the City with its professional
police department to provide additional police services for
Gail Borden Library facility; and
WHEREAS, the City is a home rule unit which may
exercise any power or function relating to its government and
affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City' s agreement to provide additional
police services for Gail Borden Library are actions which
relate to the government and affairs of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the
mutual promises and undertakings set forth herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows :
1 . Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall
become effective on February 29 , 1996, and terminate on
December 31, 1996 .
2 . Description of Services. The City, through
its police department, shall provide a total of one uniformed
reserve or auxiliary officer to patrol within the boundaries
of the Gail Borden Library facility. Police service provided
pursuant to this Agreement shall include, but not be limited
to, enforcement of state statutes, county ordinances, city
ordinances, and duly enacted Library ordinances and
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regulations pertaining to conduct in the Library buildings and
upon Library grounds . Authority for such patrol and
enforcement services is hereby granted by Gail Borden Library
to the City.
3 . Hours of Work. The aforementioned reserve or
auxiliary officer shall be assigned to Gail Borden Library. A
total of 641 hours of service shall be provided to Gail Borden
Library. The officer shall provide services which conform to
a schedule which includes 5 : 15 P.M. - 9 : 15 P.M. Monday through
Thursday and 1 : 00 P.M. to 6 : 00 P.M. Saturday at the Gail
Borden Library except for the period June 7 , 1996 through
August 28, 1996 (Summer recess) . The City shall pay for
police service for 450 hours and Gail Borden Library shall
assume the payment for 190 hours up to the maximum amount and
upon the payment terms set forth in Paragraph 17 .
4 . Assignment of Employees. All police
department employees assigned to the Gail Borden Library
facility shall be at the sole determination and discretion of
the City and the City' s Chief of Police.
5 . Status of Employees. All City police
department employees assigned to providing police services for
Gail Borden Library shall remain City of Elgin employees and
shall not have any right, status, benefit or liability of Gail
Borden Library employment.
6 . Payment of Employees. Gail Borden Library
shall not be liable for the direct payment of salaries, wages,
or other compensation to City of Elgin police employees .
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7 . Relationship of Parties. It is understood by
the parties hereto that the City of Elgin and its police
employees are independent contractors with respect to the Gail
Borden Library and no City police department employee assigned
to the Gail Borden Library is an employee of Gail Borden
Library. Gail Borden Library shall not provide fringe
benefits, including health insurance benefits, workers
compensation, retirement, paid vacation, or any other employee
benefit, for the benefit of any City police employee.
8 . Waiver of Claims and Insurance. The parties
hereby agree to waive all claims against the other party and
their police officers and all other officials, employees,
agents, and representatives of the other party for any loss,
damage, personal injury, or death occurring in consequence of
the performance of this agreement. At all times during the
term of this agreement, it is understood and agreed that the
City shall be utilizing its self-insurance program for
protection for the City against claims for bodily injury,
death, property damage, civil rights violations, false arrest
and malicious prosecution occurring as a result of the
existence of this agreement or services performed pursuant to
this agreement. The City agrees to include Gail Borden
Library as an additional named insured within its self-insured
program so as to provide coverage against claims for bodily
injury, death, property damage, civil rights, false arrest and
malicious prosecution occurring as a result of the existence
of this agreement or services performed pursuant to this
agreement. Gail Borden Library agrees to hold harmless and
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indemnify the City from and against any and all claims for
damages, suits, causes of action, or any other liability claim
as to any party which is not a party to this agreement, when
such claim, suit or cause of action alleges or is based on a
claim or allegation of the existence of a special duty.
9 . Assignment. The obligations of the parties
hereto may not be assigned or transferred to any other person,
firm, corporation or body politic without the prior written
consent of both parties hereto.
10 . Performance of Services. City police
employees assigned to Gail Borden Library shall perform
duties as assigned by the Chief of Police, consistent with the
provision of police services as such services may lawfully be
provided by reserve, auxiliary or part-time officers as may be
provided by City at the sole discretion of City' s Chief of
Police. The City shall determine and apply standards for
performance and discipline used in the delivery of contract
police services .
11 . Accountability of Employees. All City police
employees assigned to Gail Borden Library shall at all times
be under the direction and control of the Chief of Police of
the City police department.
12 . Interruptions in Service. The parties hereto
acknowledge and understand that temporary redeployment of City
police employees assigned to Gail Borden Library may be
necessary. Any and all such redeployment shall be at the sole
discretion of the City' s Chief of Police or his designee of
the City police department. In the instance of any such
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redeployment, the City shall provide prompt notice to the
Director of Gail Borden Library.
13 . Absence of Employees. In the event of the
unavailability of any City police employee assigned to Gail
Borden due to sickness, injury, use of benefit time or any
other reason, that City police employee shall be temporarily
replaced when feasible by another City police employee as
determined by the Chief of Police at no additional cost to
Gail Borden Library. In any such instance, the City shall
provide prompt notice to the Gail Borden Library Director as
to the nature of the absence, the expected duration, and the
identity of the replacement officer.
14 . Work Slowdown. In the event the City
experiences any work slowdown or stoppage in its police force,
the level of service provided to Gail Borden Library under
this agreement shall be at the discretion of the Chief of
Police, with adjustments in payment by Gail Borden Library.
15 . Additional Services. Any and all necessary
back-up services, including equipment and personnel, required
to assist the City police employees assigned to Gail Borden
Library in performance of the obligations under this agreement
shall be at the sole discretion and control of the Chief of
Police of the City police department.
16 . Penalty for Breach. In the event either party
fails to perform its obligations under this agreement, and if
said failure to perform shall continue for thirty days after
written notice thereof is given to the party having failed to
perform, the other party may terminate the agreement. Gail
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Borden Library shall be responsible for payment to the City
for actual costs incurred through the proposed termination
date. In the event City is unable to provide any officers for
any reason whatsoever, Gail Borden Library agrees that City
shall not be liable for damages which may result from or arise
out of such failure to provide officers .
17 . Payment. Payment by Gail Borden Library to
the City for services provided pursuant to this agreement
shall be $2 , 100 which includes Gail Borden Library' s
contribution toward all costs (personnel, benefits,
equipment) . The total contract amount to be paid by Gail
Borden Library shall not exceed $2 , 100 . Payment shall be in
installments of $525 . 00 quarterly and shall be made by Gail
Borden Library within fifteen days of receipt of quarterly
billing from the City.
18 . Notices. All notices required or permitted
under this agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
delivered in person or deposit in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows :
City of Elgin: Chief Charles Gruber
Elgin Police Department
150 Dexter Court
Elgin, IL 60120
Gail Borden Library: Daniel Zack
200 N. Grove Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120
19 . Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the
entire agreement of the parties hereto and there are not other
promises or conditions or any other agreement whether oral or
written. This agreement supersedes any prior written or oral
agreements or negotiations between the parties .
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20 . Amendment. The Agreement may be modified or
amended but only through a written amendment executed by both
parties hereto.
21 . Severability. If any provision of this
agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid
and enforceable but only in the event the balance of this
agreement is ratified by the parties hereto.
22 . Waiver of Contractual Right. The failure of
either party to enforce any provision of this agreement shall
not be construed as a waiver or limitation of the party' s
right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance
with every provision of this agreement.
23 . Applicable Law. This agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Illinois . Any action
brought pursuant to this agreement shall be brought in the
circuit court of Kane County, Illinois .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this agreement at Elgin, Illinois, on the date first written
above.
Gail Borden Library CITY OF ELGIN
200 North Grove Avenue
Elgin, Illinois 60120
By
Mayor
By
Attest: Attest:
Ci y Clerk
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E I i"n
Agenda Item No.
i r
May 2, 1996
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Richard B. Helwig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Agreement with Gail Borden Library for Police
Services
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and
members of the City Council with information to consider an
agreement with the Gail Borden Library for enhanced police
security.
BACKGROUND
The City of Elgin has provided Reserve/Auxiliary police offi-
cers to the Library for security for the last several years
without charge. The Library wishes to increase the number of
hours worked (200 additional) by the officers and also estab-
lish a contractual arrangement for the additional services .
The Police Department recognizes the public benefit by provid-
ing a safe environment at the Library for study and recrea-
tion. In the past, non-Library patrons have caused distur-
bances, creating great concern to users and employees of the
Library. The Library worked with the Police Department to
address the problems . It is the desire of the Library to
work with the City to maintain the current safe environment
and increase the police presence in their facility.
The Library recognizes that, as a taxing body, they service a
larger population than the City and, therefore, feels it
appropriate to share the cost for additional service. The
Police Department will continue to use Auxiliary/Reserve
personnel for this project.
COMMUNITY GROUPS/INTERESTED PERSONS CONTACTED
e This contract has been considered and approved by the Gail
Borden Library Board.
Police Services for Library
May 2, 1996
Page 2
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The contract will require a total of 640 hrs . (200 addition-
al) of service at an average cost to the City of $12 .72 per
hour, including benefits . The total cost of the program will
be $8140 .80, with the Library paying $2, 100 (26%) and the
City paying the remaining $6 ,040 . 80 (74%) . The City's por-
tion is budgeted under the Police Department budget, account
number 010-2311-731 .01-04, and sufficient funds exist to con-
tinue this service.
LEGAL IMPACT
The Legal Department has reviewed the attached agreement.
ALTERNATIVES
1. The City may choose not to enter into this agreement and
continue paying for all of the services it now provides
and not expand the requested service.
2 . The City may choose to discontinue this service to the
Library and require the Library to provide private secu-
rity.
3 . The City may choose to expand the service and pay the
full cost of this service.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City enter into this agreement
with the Gail Borden Public Library.
Respectfully submitted,
( 61%_u Lit )�-IV( L,,,U C L
Charles A. Gruber
Chief of Police
Richard B. Helwig 1
City Manager
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