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-I <br />S E P 5 1984 <br />BOOK 58 Frq.�E 202 <br />/RESOLUTION RE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANTITRUST ACT OF 1984 <br />COR A?PD COO <br />�'.M NTy. <br />�Cnn_ fRS <br />The Board reviewed the following letter from the NACO: <br />c'r �DFCEjV£D <br />N <br />440 First St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 <br />2093-6226� <br />p/Ugust 9, 1984 <br />Dear County Official: e t� <br />DISTRIBUTION LIST <br />Commissionersy <br />Administrator <br />Attorney <br />Public Works <br />Community Dev. <br />Utilities <br />Finance N4 0� <br />Other <br />On Wednesday, August 8, 1984, the House of Representatives passed legislation <br />which removes your personal liability for damages under federal antitrust law. The <br />legislation, H.R. 6027, "The Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984," also prohibits <br />the assessment of money damages against your county, and would provide the same pro- <br />tection to many of the private contractors or special purpose districts which provide <br />services on behalf of your county.. <br />The House passage of this legislation is a major victory for counties. Earlier <br />this year, a federal district court assessed a $28,5 million judgment against Lake <br />County, and the Village of Grayslake, Illinois over their decision to turn down a <br />developer's request for sewer hookup to a regional sewer system. Several county and <br />village officials are personally liable for the judgment. <br />NACo has made liability a priority issue for this Congress. We have worked long <br />and hard to move Congress to correct the problem. Through our efforts, both Judiciary <br />Committees in the House and Senate developed legislationto provide protection from <br />.monetary damages. We succeeded in defeating an attempt by the powerful cable tele- <br />vision and utility industries to pass legislation which would hold local governments, <br />and their officials, responsible for actual damages, and would.have applied only to all <br />future cases. If such legislation had passed, the Lake County officials would remain <br />subject to an $8.5 million judgment. <br />I have enclosed a-factsheet which provides more detailed information on this <br />subject. Though the House has concluded action on its bill, our efforts now turn to <br />the Senate. We need all of your support to seek final action on this bill. Our fact - <br />sheet provides information on the actions you need to take. <br />If you have any questions on this issue, please contact me, or our Intergovern- <br />mental Affairs lobbyist, Linda Church Ciocci. <br />Sincerely you <br />Ma th w B. y <br />Executive Director <br />Commissioner Lyons clarified that the House passed a <br />Bill which did a pretty good job of screening the County <br />Commission from Anti Trust action. There is a Bill before <br />the Senate now which is nowhere as favorable as the House <br />M M M <br />