The Borough of Brentwood agrees to enter into an intergovernmental
agreement with the Borough of Baldwin and the Borough of Whitehall
for the purpose of establishing an advisory-only multimunicipal shade
tree commission to be known as the "Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Shade
Tree Commission," hereinafter referred to as "the Commission." The
terms and conditions of said intergovernmental cooperation agreement,
hereinafter known as "the agreement," are attached hereto, incorporated
herein, and made a part hereof as if more fully set forth at length
as Exhibit A.
The duration of the Commission shall be perpetual and shall
only terminate if one of the participating Boroughs formally withdraws
as a party to the agreement.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are set forth in
the recitals to this chapter as well as the recitals to the agreement.
The manner and extent of financing the Commission shall initially
be through grants received by the Commission and thereafter by funding
obtained by the Commission, including voluntary appropriations from
the participating Boroughs.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the agreement
is set forth within the agreement itself.
The manner in which real or personal property shall be acquired,
managed, licensed or disposed of is in the name of the Commission.
The Commission shall be empowered to enter into contracts for
policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including Social
Security for its employees, should it find that it is necessary to
have employees. Should the Commission believe that it is necessary
to have employees, the Commission must obtain approval of all three
member Borough Councils.