Yorkville Signs Off on KenCom Pact

Yorkville became the third entity to sign off on a new cost-sharing agreement for KenCom 911 dispatch service.

Aldermen voted, 7-0, to approve the agreement without making any public comments after meeting in closed session for about an hour Tuesday. Alderman Diane Teeling (Ward 4) was absent.

The Kendall County Board is expected to consider the proposal Tuesday at its meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. at

Ultimately, between Oswego, Plano and Yorkville and the 911 dispatch service. The three towns filed a lawsuit about a month ago after KenCom leaders threatened to cut off their service Dec. 1 if town leaders didn't sign a new cost-sharing agreement.

The agreement has the county paying $1.8 million annually and stipulates that the county will place a 75 cents 911 surcharge referendum on the March 20 ballot. If that measure should fail, the agreement states the county will try again in the next election.

The villages of Oswego, Yorkville and Plano will begin contributing to KenCom in May 2014 based on the portion of calls that come from each municipality.

The original agreement proposed by KenCom in November had Kendall County contributing about $1.6 million, with the towns covering whatever expenses went beyond that $1.6 million and the telephone surcharge amounts. There was no 911 surcharge referendum in that proposal.

KenCom also includes the village of Newark, the Lisbon-Seward Fire Protection District, the Newark Fire Protection District, the Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District, the Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District and the Oswego Fire Protection District.

Plano’s leaders unanimously approved the agreement Monday, while it Aug. 2.