Village Services

Inverness has been recognized a Tree City USA for 18 consecutive years. This honor is due in a large part to the work of the Tree Commission. They work with the Village Arborist on such programs as the 50/50 Tree Program, where the Village shares the cost with residents of planting new trees in front yards. They also plan the annual Arbor Day celebration. The Tree Commission meets several times during the year.

Inverness is served by several other governmental entities. Two different townships provide limited services depending on the location within the Village. The eastern half of the Village lies in Palatine Township and the western portion of the Village is located in Barrington Township. Village residents are also served by three different school districts depending on where they live. School Districts 15 and 211 serve Village residents who reside primarily in Palatine Township. School District 220 serves residents in the Barrington Township area of the community and a portion of the community in Palatine Township.

Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District depending on location. Those living in the eastern two-thirds of the Village are served by Palatine Rural, which maintains a fire station in the Village at the corner of Palatine and Ela Roads. The western third of the Village is served by Barrington Countryside from fire stations located in neighboring Barrington Hills and Barrington.

The Inverness Park District and Palatine Park District serve the recreational needs of Village residents. The Inverness Park District maintains three parks within the Village totaling 42 acres. North Park is located at 300 Highland Road and is the site of the administrative offices of the District. Maggie Rogers Park is located on Ela Road, between Bradwell Road and Florence Avenue. South Park is located on Thompson’s Circle at the southern end of the community.

National Incident Management System

The Village of Inverness, in order to provide an effective response to local emergencies, has adopted the National Incident Management System (NIMS).  The Village utilizes NIMS in all daily operations.

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) provides a systematic, proactive approach to guide departments and agencies at all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, in order to reduce the loss of life and property and harm to the environment.

The Village of Inverness has a NIMS Point of Contact on staff.  To discuss NIMS policies, please contact the Village Hall at 847-358-7740.

Notice Under the American With Disabilities Act

In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), the Village of Inverness will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs or activities. 

Employment: The Village of Inverness does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under title I of the ADA.

Effective Communication: The Village of Inverness will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Village’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Village of Inverness will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities.  For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Village’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the Village of Inverness, should contact the office of the Village Administrator as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the Village of Inverness to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. 

The Village of Inverness will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

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