Submitted By
Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Extending the Declaration of Emergency Affecting the Public Health through June 1, 2020 Due to the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Disease in the State of Illinois as Previously Declared by Resolution 20-120 and Resolution 20-124
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Overview
Overview
The Village Board is being asked to extend the declaration of emergency affecting the public health through June 1, 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease in the State of Illinois as previously declared by Resolution 20-120 and Resolution 20-124. This is a necessary procedural step under state law and the Village Code to respond to rapidly changing challenges of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
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Staff Recommendation
The Coordinator of the Oak Park Emergency Service Disaster Agency (ESCA), who is Police Chief Reynolds, has recommended the previously adopted declaration of emergency be extended through June 1, 2020 in accordance with Section 2-27-9 of the Village Code.
Fiscal Impact
Adoption of the Resolution authorizes any purchase or contracts necessary to place the Village in a position to protect the public health and safety and protect property. Section 2-6-10 of the Oak Park Village Code further provides that urgently needed material or urgent repairs involving labor and material may be obtained through negotiated contract without formal advertising with the approval of the Village Manager, when it is in the best interest of the Village and when it is impractical to convene a meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Background
The Village Board is being asked to extend its current approval, a procedural step under state law and the Village Code, that empowers municipal administrators to continue to respond more quickly to the rapidly changing challenges of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Extending the declaration of emergency continues to give the legal authority for rapid mobilizat...
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