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Consideration of a Resolution Amending and Restating an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for Membership in Crime Laboratory Services
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Staff Contact: Andrew Perley, Interim Public Safety Director
Purpose and Actions Requested: Staff requests Village Board consideration of a resolution authorizing an amended and restated Intergovernmental Agreement for membership in the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory
Budget Impact: Budgeted
Budget Fund: 100-400-300-50705
Strategic Priority Addressed: Community Resilience, Economic Vitality
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory (“NIRCL” or “Crime Lab”) was formed in 1968 and provides forensic services to member agencies. The Village of Glencoe has been a member of the Crime Lab since 1989. Forensic services include analysis in such things as drug chemistry, fingerprints, DNA, toxicology, firearms and forensic biology among other areas of analysis as needed.
The Crime Lab is governed by member agencies and supported primarily by annual membership dues which are assessed based on the member’s service population. There are currently 63 member agencies with the Crime Lab. The Crime Lab is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 international standards by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for forensic testing. The accreditation requires the documentation and implementation of international standards regarding technical procedures, quality assurance standards and managerial operations.
The Crime Lab is presenting member agencies with a proposed Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) and proposing a relocation of the NIRCL facility.
The current IGA dates from 2018 and Members have executed the existing agreement at various times. The Village of Glencoe last renewed the IGA in 2024. As a result, the membership is not necessarily operating under documents that were execu...
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