The Board of Supervisors hereby ordains to enter into the agreement
establishing the Commission between East Bradford and the townships to study, advocate for, seek funding for and implement Township
approved plans for the improvement and protection of the Byway, as well as
exercise any necessary power implied by statute. The conditions of the agreement
are set forth in the agreement referred to the preamble hereof.
In accordance with § 2307 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act, the Board of Supervisors hereby declares that:
A. The agreement provides that the Commission shall be created to have the responsibility and authority to study, advocate for, seek funding for and implement approved plans for the improvement and protection of the Byway, as well as exercise any necessary power implied by statute. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the agreement referred to in §
A125-1.
B. The agreement shall have a term that runs from the date
of execution of this ordinance and shall remain in effect until December 31,
2007; and it shall thereafter be automatically renewed for successive five-year
terms commencing on January 1, 2008, unless terminated by the townships in
accordance with the terms of the agreement.
C. The purpose and objectives of the Commission include
but are not limited to:
(1) Study and recommend a corridor management plan;
(2) Educate the townships, their residents and visitors on
the scenic, historical, cultural, recreational and natural importance of the
Byway;
(3) Apply for, receipt of and disbursement of funds for use
in conjunction with the Byway; and
(4) Research to provide guidance for the continuing enhancement
of the Byway.
D. The Township shall pay an initial annual contribution
of $500. The amount to be paid in succeeding years shall be determined every
two years as recommended by the Commission and approved through the Commission
budget approval process. Each township contribution will be subject to the
individual township's Board of Supervisors approval. All additional funding
will be applied for, secured, acquired and received from municipal, state,
federal, private or other sources.
E. The agreement will be implemented by the formation of
the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway Commission. The Commission shall be managed
as set forth in the agreement and the bylaws developed by the Commission.
F. The Commission shall have the authority to enter into
contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits.
The Board of Supervisors of the Township hereby ordains that it may
execute such amendments to the agreement as may be necessary from time to
time to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the agreement adopted
thereto.
If any sentence clause, section or part of this ordinance is for any
reason found unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality,
illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions,
sentences, clauses, sections or parts hereof. It is hereby declared the intent
of the Board of Supervisors that this ordinance would have been adopted had
such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part
thereof not been included therein.