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