[Adopted 12-4-2007 by Ord. No. 7-07]
The agreement, a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit
A, is hereby approved by West Hempfield Township, and the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors shall, on behalf of the Township, execute
said agreement as appended hereto as Exhibit A.
The Township's obligations to enter into the agreement
and its obligations under the agreement are expressly conditioned
upon all other participating municipalities, as referenced in said
agreement, enacting and authorizing the entry into the agreement on
the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the Township.
[Adopted 4-1-2008 by Ord. No. 4-08]
Authorization of intermunicipal agreement. This Township agrees
that the City of Lancaster and West Hempfield Township shall join
with each other in accordance with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act by entering into the municipal agreement which is
adopted by reference with the same effect as if it had been set out
verbatim in this section and a copy of which shall be filed with the
minutes of the meeting at which this article was enacted.
Authorization of action by Township officials. This Township
is authorized to enter into the municipal agreement for the purposes
contained therein. This action is to be taken by the officials or
employees of the Township designated for this purpose, pursuant to
general or specific instructions issued by the Board of Supervisors.
Findings required by Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. As required
by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, the following matters are
specifically found and determined:
A. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the municipal agreement referred to in §
9-4.
B. The
municipal agreement shall commence upon execution by both West Hempfield
Township and the City of Lancaster and shall continue until December
31, 2010, and annually thereafter. The municipal agreement may be
terminated by any party at any time for cause or after December 31,
2010, upon 60 days notice to the other party.
C. The
purposes and objectives of the municipal agreement are to authorize
the City of Lancaster to serve as a registered construction code official
to administer the Uniform Construction Code under and pursuant to
the terms of the Ordinances of West Hempfield Township with respect
to projects known as the Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant located
at 900 South 15th Street and the Oyster Point Reservoir facility located
at Oyster Point, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
D. No
contribution of funds is anticipated or required by the municipal
agreement.
E. No
new organizational structure will be formed by the municipal agreement.
F. No
property shall be acquired or disposed of under the municipal agreement.
G. No
entity is created under the municipal agreement. The Township and
the City are empowered to enter into contracts for group insurance
and employee benefits.