Beach Park board accepts memorandum acknowledging service by Joint Emergency Telephone System Board of Lake County

The Village of Beach Park board adopted Resolution 2025-R-22 to accept a memorandum of understanding (MOU) acknowledging that emergency calls will be routed through the newly formed Joint Emergency Telephone System Board (JETSB) of Lake County.

The village administrator explained that Lake County consolidated several emergency-telephone system boards into a single joint board and that Beach Park will be served by the joint call center. "...they combine to a joint...we were previously served by Lake County, and Lake County's notified us that they're part of that board...the sheriff's office is gonna be served...Beach Park Fire is gonna be served by that, communications board," a staff member said while explaining the MOU’s purpose.

A motion to accept Resolution 2025-R-22 carried on roll call. One trustee summarized the item as an acknowledgement that the village is now served by the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board rather than the previous ETSB structure. No operational changes or funding shifts were described at the meeting; the item recorded the village's agreement to the MOU.

The board did not record additional implementation directives during the meeting; staff will continue to coordinate with Lake County and the JETSB on communications center operations as needed.