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AN ORDINANCE
Approving the Participation of the
Evanston Police Department in the
• Northern Illinois Police Alarm System
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston
recognizes that its police.department has limited resources for
handling life -threatening emergencies caused by the occurrence
of natural and man-made disasters; and
WHEREAS, certain municipal law enforcement agencies,
also recognizing their own limitations, have formed a mutual
aid pact called Northern Illinois Police Alarm System ("NIPAS")
for purposes of providing emergency assistance to one another
in the event of a disaster; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it
would be in the best interests of the Evanston community for
the Evanston Police Department to participate in such a mutual
• aid organization; and
WHEREAS, the City Council understands that the City's
membership in NIPAS would make resources of participating
neighbor communities available to the City and in turn commit
our own resources to assist stricken communities in responding
to disasters, all in accordance with the terms of the existing
NIPAS mutual aid agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of
Evanston hereby authorizes the Evanston
?• Police Department to become a participating member in the
Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, and authorizes the City
Manager and the Chief of Police of the Evanston Police
• Department to enter into.the existing mutual aid agreement and.
to consent to any amendments to said agreement as may be deemed
necessary from time to time.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
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conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage,
• approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced:
Adopted: V {/
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