VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

NOTE 4 – OTHER INFORMATION – Continued

JOINT VENTURES – Continued

Northwest Water Commission (NWWC) – Continued

The obligation of the Village to make all payments as required by this Contract is unconditional and irrevocable, without regard to performance or nonperformance by NWWC of its obligations under this Contract.

The payments required to be made by the Village under this Contract are required to be made solely from revenues to be derived by the Village from the operation of the Village’s system. Members are not prohibited by the Contract from using other available funds to make payments required under the Contract. This Contract shall not constitute an indebtedness of the Village within the meaning of any statutory or constitutional limitation.

The obligation of the Village to make payments required by this Agreement from revenues of the Waterworks and Sewerage System shall be payable from the operation and maintenance account of the Water and Sewerage Fund.

In accordance with the joint venture agreement, the Village remitted $1,925,672 to NWWC for the year ended April 30, 2022. All payments were paid from the Water and Sewerage Fund. The Village’s share of net position of NWWC was $9,190,522 at April 30, 2022

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC)

The Village is a member of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) which consists of twenty-three municipalities. SWANCC is a municipal corporation and public body politic established pursuant to the Constitution Act of the State of Illinois and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of the State of Illinois, as amended.

SWANCC is empowered to plan, construct, finance, operate, and maintain a solid waste disposal system to serve its members. SWANCC is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of one appointed representative from each member municipality. Each Director has an equal vote. The officers of SWANCC are appointed by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors determines the general policy of SWANCC, makes all appropriations, approves contracts, adopts resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds or notes by SWANCC, adopts bylaws, rules and regulations, and exercises such powers and performs such duties as may be prescribed in the SWANCC agreement or the by-laws. Separate audited financial statements are available at 77 W Hintz Road, Suite 200, Wheeling, Illinois 60090.

SWANCC’s bonds are revenue obligations. They are limited obligations of SWANCC, with a claim for payment solely from and secured by a pledge of the revenues of the system, and amounts in various funds and accounts established by SWANCC resolutions. SWANCC has no power to levy taxes.