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Yorkville enters mutual health emergency response agreement with Kendall County Health Department · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville enters Mutual health emergency Response Agreement with Kendall County Health Department’s
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  by Everlett. In times of a health emergency or disaster, the City
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  of Yorkville has the Kendall County Health Department's back. The partnership was
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  further emboldened in a recent memorandum of understanding approved by the Yorkville
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  City Council. City Administrator Bart Olson said the Health Department approached they
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  city to further develop its emergency operations planning. He said the agreement
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  includes a note of commitment from the city to the health department.
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  Olsen said The agreement solidifies that if something goes wrong, they can
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  contact us. According to the agreement, the
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  city will provide heavy equipment, personnel, and operational support to the extent
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  of its ability during health emergencies or disasters. The agreement further stipulates
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  that the city’s will provide available personnel and equipment to the extent
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  of its ability. This means that during any such emergency, the city
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  would prioritize its own residents first before providing assistance to the health
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  department. Olson said the agreement is a no cost agreement, meaning the
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  Health Department would not be charged for the city's manpower and equipment.
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  Yorkville Police Chief James Jensen said the mutual response agreement covers a
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  wide range of emergency and disaster services. We would assist them in
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  any way necessary, Jensen said. It could be security, it could be
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  storage, could be a clinic, whatever it would be, we would assist
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  them in that process.