(50 ILCS 741/7)
Sec. 7. Application. This Act does not apply to any unit of local government that has entered into a consolidation agreement with one or more units of local government that includes the consolidation of the delivery of fire protection or emergency medical services under a single chain of command. Additionally, this Act does not apply to any unit of local government that has adopted a resolution declaring the intent to consolidate the delivery of fire protection or emergency medical services under a single chain of command with one or more units of local government. The resolution shall exempt the local government from the provisions of this Act for one year following its passage. The existence of an automatic aid agreement or mutual aid agreements does not constitute a consolidation for the purposes of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 98-1095, eff. 8-26-14.) |