The village is looking into continuing its contract with the Chicago Transit Authority for special transit police detail services after a unanimous vote at a July 8 council meeting to approve an intergovernmental agreement.
The potential contract renewal comes after commissioners approved the original contract at a 2016 village council meeting. That intergovernmental agreement details that the Forest Park Police Department will patrol CTA platforms on off hours and will be reimbursed by the CTA with no more than $95,000 a year.
“The Forest Park police provide security for the Blue Line and Green Line terminal property within Forest Park boundaries,” said Village Administrator Rachell Entler.
The contract from 2016 was drawn up because, though CTA operates the L train through Forest Park, the safety of CTA passengers, employees and property is a matter of public concern.
The intergovernmental agreement, signed November 2016, had a term of three years. When it expired in 2019, the agreement remained in effect, pending the execution of a new agreement. Either the CTA or the village can terminate the agreement within 90 days of written notice.
Entler said the new contract is being reviewed by attorneys and will be approved by the village council at a future meeting.