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File #: TMP-8501   
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/21/2025 In control: Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 6/3/2025 Final action:
Title: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Joliet and the Kankakee County Emergency Telephone Board (KanComm)
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. TCAT MOU with KanComm.pdf

TO:                                           Public Safety Committee

 

FROM:                      Christopher Botzum, Deputy Chief of Police

 

SUBJECT:

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Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Joliet and the Kankakee County Emergency Telephone Board (KanComm)

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BACKGROUND:

Tri-County Auto Theft Taskforce (TCAT) operates in Will, Kankakee, Grundy, and Iroquois County.  The Joliet Police Department is the administrative agency with direct fiduciary oversight for TCAT.  Public Safety communications need the agencies to work together to establish communication compatibility and mutual aid plans that cross over jurisdictional boundaries. The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to ensure clear and secure shared talk groups across several jurisdictions.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Based on the above, it is recommended the Mayor and City Council approve the Resolution to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kankakee County Emergency Telephone Board (KanComm).

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