65 ILCS 5/11-19-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions

 (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-7)Sec. 11-19-7.         When the corporate authorities of 2 or more cities, villages,  or incorporated towns each declare by ordinance that it is in the best  interests of such cities, villages, or incorporated towns to join with each  other or with any one or more than one county in the collection and  disposal or solely in the collection or solely in the disposal of garbage,  refuse and ashes, they shall cause a contract to be prepared which shall  set forth: (a) Whether the cities, villages or incorporated towns shall  participate in a joint garbage department to be operated as an  inter-municipal function; or whether the cities, villages or incorporated  towns shall enter into a contract or contracts with a private party or  parties for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse and ashes; (b)  The financial responsibilities and contributions of the respective cities,  villages and incorporated towns and counties; (c) The personnel  responsibilities and contributions of the respective cities, villages and  incorporated towns and counties; (d) Whether the financing shall be by  service charges to be collected from persons, firms, and corporations  receiving service, by tax levies, or both; (e) The term of the contract  which shall be not less than one year nor more than 30 years: Provided,  such contract may be modified from time to time as conditions may warrant,  may be extended for periods not exceeding 30 years, may be opened to admit  additional cities, villages, incorporated towns or counties and may be  changed to permit the withdrawal of any participant on such conditions as  shall be agreed to by all of the participants; (f) If the contracting  parties so desire, an undertaking that they will provide by ordinance,  license, contract or other means that  the methods of disposal employed within any municipality with more than  130,000 but less than 2,000,000 population, or within any municipality which  is a signatory to a plan providing for the management of solid waste  generated by more than one municipality or county,  shall be the exclusive methods of disposal to be allowed  within their respective jurisdictions, notwithstanding  the fact that competition may be displaced or that such ordinance or agreement  may have an anti-competitive effect; and (g) Such other provisions as  shall be deemed necessary to effectuate a workable system of collection and  disposal or solely of collection or solely of disposal of garbage, refuse,  and ashes.The corporate authorities of any city, village, or incorporated town and  the governing body of any county entering into any such joint exercise of  powers shall appoint a committee of no more than 3 of its own members to  make continuing studies of the operations of such joint exercise of powers.  This committee shall also meet as necessary with the committees appointed  by the other contracting parties and all of such committees shall together  constitute a joint committee on garbage and refuse disposal. Such joint  committee shall make recommendations necessary for the improvement of the  garbage, refuse and ashes collection and disposal services or collection  service or disposal service alone as the case may be, and shall prepare  such rules and regulations as it may from time to time deem necessary. The  corporate authorities may adopt such rules and regulations by ordinance and  may provide penalties for the violation thereof. The committee chosen by  each of the contracting parties shall have a single vote in all activities  of the joint committee.    (Source: P.A. 84-963.)