Official Seal of DeKalb County Government
DeKalb County, Illinois

Adopt-A-Highway

The Group's Conditions, Terms, Requirements, 
Provisions and Responsibilities


EXHIBIT B

The GROUP and all its participating volunteers, employees, agents, representatives and members shall comply with and adhere to the following conditions, terms, requirements, provisions and responsibilities as they relate to the DEKALB COUNTY ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM. These conditions, terms, requirements, provisions and responsibilities are in addition to those set forth in the AGREEMENT attached hereto and by reference herein, hereby made a part hereof.

The GROUP agrees to:

    1.     Obey and abide by all laws, regulations and directions relating to safety and any other terms
            required by the COUNTY'S County Engineer or designee.

    2.     Provide one (1) adult supervisor over the age of twenty-one (21) for every five (5) youths
            under the age of eighteen (18) present on the Adopted Section of County Highway.

    3.     Not allow or permit a person under the age of ten (10) to be a participating member of the
            GROUP who would be volunteering for the purpose of litter collection.

    4.     Require all participating GROUP members to attend at least one (1) safety meeting
            conducted by the GROUP before participating in any litter collection along the Adopted
            Section of County Highway.

    5.     Require the GROUP coordinator, or designee, to conduct GROUP safety meetings and to
            receive safety training as required by the COUNTY and the County Engineer.

    6.     Conduct pre-pickup safety talks with all members or volunteers who will be participating in
            the litter collection.

    7.     Use all safety materials and information provided by the COUNTY'S HIGHWAY
            DEPARTMENT at each safety meeting conducted by the GROUP.

    8.    Adopt a section of County Highway for a minimum of two (2) years.

    9.    Collect litter along the Adopted Section County Highway a minimum of four (4) times a year.

10.      Schedule at least one (1) of the litter collections during the month of April and one (1) during
           the month of October.

11.     Perform litter collection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

12.     Provide notice to the COUNTY'S County Engineer a minimum of two (2) working days prior to
          the date when the litter collection will be undertaken. The GROUP Coordinator shall be
          responsible for this providing of notice.

13.     Be responsible for requiring all participating volunteers and members to wear all safety
         apparel, including but not limited to safety vests, as provided by the COUNTY during all litter
         collection activities and at times when the participating volunteers and members are on or
         within the right-of-way of the Adopted Section of County Highway.

14.     Be responsible for prohibiting participating volunteers and members from possessing,
         consuming, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during litter collection while on the
         Adopted Section of County Highway.

15.     Maintain a first-aid kit and an adequate supply of drinking water while participating volunteers
         and members are performing litter collection on the Adopted Section of County Highway.

16.     Educate its participating volunteers and members as to how to respond to emergencies, how to
         contact emergency help and to know the nearest location of all emergency facilities.

17.     Be aware of any physical maladies or impairments of its participating volunteers and members
         and not to allow the participation of volunteers and members if their health would be
         endangered by litter collections activities.

18.     Arrange to pick up trashbags from the County during normal business hours a minimum of two
         (2) working days prior to the date of litter collection. Safety apparel must be returned to the
         County within fifteen (15) working days of the date of the expiration of THIS AGREEMENT.

19.     Place all litter in the trashbags and receptacles provided by the COUNTY.

20.     Place filled or partially filled trashbags and receptacles at such locations as specified by the
         COUNTY'S County Engineer or designee. Filled or partially filled trashbags and receptacles
         shall not be placed on the roadway pavement or within ten (10) feet of the roadway pavement.
         Trashbags and receptacles shall not be placed within ten (10) feet of any guardrail, culvert,
         inlet, drainage pipe opening, concrete wall, bridge or traffic signal. Placement shall not obstruct
         or hinder the flow of surface drainage water, obstruct sight lines of intersecting street, highway
         or access drives or obscure any roadway signs or traffic signals.

21.     Not remove, or cause to be removed, any filled or partially filled trashbags and receptacles
         from the right-of-way of the Adopted Section of County Highway. Recycling is encouraged and
         as such, recyclable materials may be removed provided proper disposal is used.

22.     Upon arrival at the Adopted Section of County Highway, immediately display the "Clean-Up
         Crew Working" safety signs on the Adopt-A-Highway identification sign posts located at each
         beginning of the Adopted Section of County Highway. The "Clean-Up Crew Working" safety
         signs shall remain on display for the entire time the GROUP'S participating volunteers and
         members are on the Adopted Section of County Highway. Upon completion of the litter
         collection and immediately prior to leaving the Adopted Section of County Highway, the safety
         signs shall be removed.

23.     Collect litter on one (1) side of the Adopted Section of County Highway at a time. Collection
         activities shall be conducted in such a manner that participating volunteers and members shall
         be facing oncoming traffic.

24.     Make every effort to minimize the number of vehicles transporting participating volunteers
         and members to the Adopted Section of County Highway (e.g., carpool). Vehicles shall be
         parked on the same side of the roadway as the participating volunteers and members are on.
         Vehicles shall not be parked on or within any roadway pavement, on or within medians, along
         curves, on bridge decks or near or under overpasses and shall be parked in such a manner as
         to not interfere with vehicles traveling on the pavement, cause a safety hazard, block side
         streets, access drives or intersecting highways or inhibit or diminish sight visibility at corners
         and of highway signs.

25.     Educate its participating volunteers and members to avoid and keep a safe distance away from
         the roadway pavement, guardrail, culverts, inlets, drainage pipes, concrete walls, bridges,
         traffic signals and any other areas of potential hazards within the right-of-way of the Adopted
         Section of County Highway.

26.     Instruct its participating volunteers and members to never cross over or pick up litter on the
         roadway pavement.

27.     Instruct and ensure that its participating volunteers and members are properly attired for litter
         collection. Proper attire shall include the wearing of safety apparel obtained from the COUNTY
         and should also include brightly colored clothing, long sleeves, long pants, leather shoes or
         boots, gloves and proper outerwear for existing weather conditions.

28.     Instruct its participating volunteers and members to avoid contact with poisonous plants,
         stinging insects and animals.

29.     Instruct its participating volunteers and members to refrain from horseplay, demonstrations or
         any other activity not related to litter collection activities.

30.     Avoid and maintain a safe distance from any area of the Adopted Section of County Highway
         under construction or where construction activities are underway.

31.     Not go onto private property which adjoins the right-of-way of the Adopted Section of County
         Highway.

32.     Avoid potentially hazardous items which include, but are not limited to, old car batteries,
         animal carcasses, heavy or large items, hazardous materials and any other unidentified
         questionable items. In the event these items are present on the Adopted Section of County
         Highway, the GROUP shall notify the COUNTY'S County Engineer or designee as soon as
         possible.

33.     Instruct participating volunteers and member to handle broken glass, sharp objects and other
         like items with extreme care and to avoid kneeling, falling or stepping on such items. Care
         should be taken to never attempt to compact litter in the trashbags and receptacles.

 

 

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