McLean County, IL Article IV Utility Coordination Council

[Adopted 11-20-2001]

§ 12-16 Findings.

A. Chapter 605 ILCS, Act 5, Article 9, Section 113, of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 605 ILCS 5/9-113, states: "No ditches, drains, track, rails, poles, wires, pipe line or other equipment of any public utility company, municipal corporation or private corporation, association or person shall be located, placed or constructed upon, under or along any highway, or upon any township or district road, without first obtaining the written consent of the appropriate highway authority."

B. Said statute, as recently amended, authorizes County Highway Authorities to promulgate reasonable and necessary rules, regulations and specifications for the administration of 605 ILCS 5/9-113.

C. Said statute authorizes County Highway Authorities to adopt coordination strategies and practices designed and intended to establish and implement effective communication respecting planned highway projects that the County Highway Authority believes may require removal, relocation, or modification of said facilities.

D. Said statute provides for the establishment of a coordinating council to include the County Engineer, the County Board Chairman or his/her designee and utility companies to best facilitate and accomplish the requirements of the County Highway Authority.

E. Said statute provides that unless a coordination council is established on or before January 1, 2002, the ninety-day deadline for the removal, relocation, or modification of the ditches, drains, track, rails, poles, wires, pipe line or other equipment as outlined in the statutes shall not be enforceable.

§ 12-17 Establishment.

The McLean County Utility Coordination Council is hereby established, effective the date of this article.

§ 12-18 Membership.

Membership on the McLean County Utility Coordination Council shall include the County Engineer, the County Board Chairman or his/her designee, and such utility companies determined by the County Engineer to best facilitate and accomplish the requirements of the County Highway Authority. Said utility company members may be added to or removed from the Coordination Council as determined by the County Engineer.

§ 12-19 Powers and duties.

The strategies and practices adopted by the McLean County Utility Coordination Council shall include, but not be limited to, the delivery of five-year programs, annual programs and the establishment of coordination councils in the locales and with the utility participation that will best facilitate and accomplish the requirements of the County Highway Authorities acting under 605 ILCS 5/9-113(f).