R-1983 - 01/11/2022 - POLICE DEPT. - Resolutions THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION
NUMBER 2022-PD-PG-R-1983
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK AND
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President
CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk
LAURENCE HERMAN
MICHAEL MANZO
JAMES NAGLE
A. SURESH REDDY
EDWARD TIESENGA
ASIF YUSUF
Village Board
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
on this the 11th day of January, 2022
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-PD-PG-R-1983
A RESOLUTION
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK AND
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook is a municipal corporation with authority provided for
and granted pursuant to the Illinois Municipal Code to exercise certain powers and perform certain
functions pertaining to its local government and affairs;
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook (hereinafter referred to as "Village") upon approval
of the corporate authorities may enter into an Agreement with another party pursuant to Illinois
Statute;
WHEREAS, Axon Enterprise, Inc. specializes the production and sale of Tasers, an
energy weapon that provides police officers with a less lethal option when involved in a reasonable
and justified police encounter or arrest;
WHEREAS, the Village is in need of replacing its current Taser inventory due to normal
wear and tear and further desires to increase the inventory of Tasers from its current level of eight
to eighteen;
WHEREAS, after performing product research the Police Department has identified Axon
Enterprises, Inc.'s Taser7 Model Conducted Energy Weapon as its desired less lethal weapon of
choice;
WHEREAS, upon recommendation of the police department the Village desires to
purchase eighteen Tasers from Company to be paid over a five year period; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook Corporate Authorities are of the opinion that it is in
the best interests of the health, welfare and safety of the residents of the Village of Oak Brook to
enter into an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the purposes referenced herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois as follows:
Section One— Recitals
The Corporate Authorities hereby find that all of the recitals hereinbefore stated as
contained in the preamble to this resolution are full, true and correct and do hereby, by reference,
incorporate and make them part of this resolution as legislative findings.
Section Two—Approval of Agreement
The Village hereby approves the Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto and
made a part hereof collectively as Exhibit A.
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Section Three —Authorization and Direction
The Village President is hereby authorized to execute, and the Village Clerk is hereby
authorized to attest the Agreement, substantially in the form of such agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit A, with such changes therein as shall be approved by the Village Attorney and the
officials of the Village executing the same, their execution thereof to constitute exclusive evidence
of their approval to any and all changes or revisions therein from and after the execution and
delivery of such Agreement.
Section Four- Other Actions Authorized
The officers, employees and/or agents of the Village shall take all actions necessary or
reasonably required to carry out and give effect to the intent of this resolution and otherwise to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein, and shall take all actions necessary in
conformity therewith including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of all documents
required to be delivered in connection with the transaction contemplated herein.
Section Five -Authorization of Expenditures
The Corporate Authorities hereby authorize and direct the appropriation and expenditure
of all costs related to the execution of the Agreement, additionally, the Village is authorized and
directed to allocate, appropriate and spend all necessary funds to fulfill the requirements of the
Agreement and of this Resolution.
Section Six—Waiver of Bidding Process
To the extent that any requirement of bidding would be applicable to the transactions
contemplated hereunder, the same is hereby waived.
Section Seven - Acts of Village Officials
That all past, present and future acts and doings of the officials of the Village that are in
conformity with the purpose and intent of this resolution are hereby, in all respects, ratified,
approved, authorized and confirmed.
Section Eight—Effective Date
This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
Section Nine - Publication
This resolution shall be published in book or pamphlet form as provided by the Illinois
Municipal Code.
Section Ten —Conflict Clause
All resolutions, parts of resolutions or board actions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
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Section Eleven —Saving Clause
If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this resolution is declared by a court of
law to be invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the
validity of any other provisions of this resolution, which are hereby declared to be separable.
Section Twelve— Recording
This resolution shall be entered into the minutes and upon the journals of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
APPROVED THIS 11th day of January, 2022.
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Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
PASSED THIS 11th day of January, 2022.
Ayes: Trustees Herman, Manzo, Reddy, Tiesenga, Yusuf
Nays: None
Absent: Trustee Nagle
ATTEST:
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Exhibit A
Agreement
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