[Adopted 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 175]
The caption of and recitals to this article as set forth above
are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.
The intermunicipal agreement between the various municipalities,
school districts, and the Lebanon County Earned Income Tax Bureau
(the "Bureau"), attached hereto, and made a part hereof and marked
Exhibit A,[1]is hereby adopted.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Exhibit A is on file in the Borough offices.
A.
The appropriate
Mount Gretna Borough officials and representatives of this municipality
are hereby authorized to execute the intermunicipal agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A or with such nonsubstantive changes
as may be approved by the Solicitor. Any actions already taken by
this municipality in accordance with the terms of the intermunicipal
agreement and this article are hereby ratified.
B.
The appropriate
officers and representatives of this municipality are hereby authorized
to take such other action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
of this article in connection with the implementation of the intermunicipal
agreement.
As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act[1] requirements, the following determinations have been made:
A.
The conditions of the agreement shall be substantially as those set
forth within the herein referenced intermunicipal agreement.
B.
The intermunicipal agreement shall commence upon execution by all
of the entities identified as underpaid in the M&A reports and
by other appropriate municipalities, school districts, and the Bureau
relating to the collection distribution of earned income taxes by
the Bureau for the years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, including any
years prior to 2004. The intermunicipal agreement shall be effective
for a period of 20 years or upon final payment as set forth in the
agreement.
C.
The purposes and objectives of the municipal agreement are to provide
for a compromise of disputes relating to the collection and distribution
of earned income taxes by the Bureau.
D.
Each municipality and school district identified as an overpaid entity
in the intermunicipal agreement shall make payments required by the
intermunicipal agreement from its revenues or reserves. Municipalities
and school districts identified shall make contributions pursuant
to the repayment schedule as set forth in the agreement.
E.
No new entity is proposed to be formed.
F.
No real property is proposed to be acquired in the intermunicipal
agreement.
G.
The intermunicipal agreement does not anticipate the hiring of employees
or the need for employee insurance or other employee benefits.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
All other intergovernmental agreements between this municipality
and the other parties presently existing are hereby ratified and confirmed
to the extent such agreements are not inconsistent with the agreement
authorized herein.
