R-08-04RESOLUTION NO. R -08 -04
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF
PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
PERSONNEL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE FOR A PERIOD
OF THREE ADDITIONAL YEARS.
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield (Village) is a Member of the Intergovern mental Personnel
Benefit Cooperative, ( "IPBC "), which is an intergovernmental entity providing employee benefits to the
officers and employees of this municipality; and
WHEREAS, through its membership in the IPBC, the Village gains the ability to achieve
economies of scale in the administration of the benefit claims of its requisite Members and the other
benefits of membership provided for in the Contract and By -Laws of that Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, the Contract and By -Laws of the IPBC provide that the IPBC shall operate in three
(3) year cycles with the governing board of each Member, including the governing board of municipal
corporation Members, being required to pass an Ordinance or resolution agreeing to continue as a Member
for the new three -year cycle; and
WHEREAS, failure to pass a timely Resolution agreeing to continue as a Member, at least sixty
(60) days before the commencement date of a new three -year cycle shall constitute a withdrawal from the
Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, the next three -year cycle of the Cooperative commences on July 1, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to express, through the passage of this Resolution, its desire to
continue as a Member of the Cooperative for the three -year cycle commencing on July 1, 2008, provided
that an adequate number of other Members of the Cooperative, as is set forth within the Contract and By-
Laws document, also agree to continue as Members for the next three -year cycle; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND
COOK COUNTIES, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Village of Deerfield shall continue as a member of the Intergovernmental
Personnel Benefit Cooperative for a three -year term commencing on July 1, 2008, in accordance with the
Contract and By -Laws of that entity as it currently exists or as it may be validly amended in the future.
SECTION 2: The obligation of this municipal corporation to be a Member of the
Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative shall obligate this municipal corporation to make
financial contributions to the Intergovernmental Personnel Benefit Cooperative only to the extent required
from time -to -time by the Contract and By -Laws of the IPBC and authorized therewith by the Board of
Directors or the Executive Committee.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval as
provided by law.
ADOPTED this 19th day of February , 2008.
AYES: Benton, Feldman, Jester, Rosenthal, Seiden, Struthers (6)
NAYS: None (0)
ABSENT: None (0)
APPROVED this 19th
ATTEST:
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