[Adopted 4-5-2010 by Ord.
No. 1-2010, amended in its entirety 4-7-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014]
This article shall be known as the "West Central York County
Regional Emergency Management Agency Ordinance."
Spring Grove Borough hereby ordains to enter into the first
amended intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Jackson Township
and Heidelberg Township, and such other municipalities as would desire
to enter into the first amended intergovernmental cooperation agreement
in the future, and hereby agree to create, fund and otherwise provide
for the operation of WCREMA. Spring Grove Borough further recognizes
and accepts Paradise Township's withdrawal from WCREMA, thereby removing
Paradise Township as a party to such agreement. A copy of the first
amended intergovernmental cooperation agreement is attached hereto
as Exhibit A and is incorporated herein by reference.
A brief summary of the conditions of the first amended intergovernmental
cooperation agreement to be entered into between the participating
municipalities is described as follows:
A. To create, fund and otherwise provide for the creation of the West
Central York County Regional Emergency Management Agency.
B. To provide for representation and governance of the West Central
York County Regional Emergency Management Agency.
C. To provide for submission, approval and funding of the budget of
the West Central York County Regional Emergency Management Agency.
D. To provide for ownership of personal property and disposition of
the same in the event of dissolution of the agency or the withdrawal
therefrom by a participating municipality.
E. To provide for the dissolution of the agency and withdrawal therefrom
by members.
F. To provide for additional municipalities to become participating
members in the West Central York Regional Emergency Management Agency
by adopting, by ordinance, the terms and conditions of the attached
intergovernmental cooperation agreement.
Within 60 days of adoption of an ordinance authorizing the execution
of the first amended intergovernmental cooperation agreement and execution
of the same, Heidelberg shall pay into WCREMA the sum of $3,055, which
sum represents a 1/3 share of the expenditures of WCREMA from its
inception and incurred by the original three participating municipalities.
Further, within 30 days of receipt of an invoice for the same, Heidelberg
shall reimburse both Jackson and Spring Grove those attorneys' fees
and advertising costs incurred to adopt this article.
A copy of this article shall be filed with the York County Emergency
Management Agency and shall remain in effect unless amended. Any amendments
shall also be filed with the York County Emergency Management Coordinator.
This article shall become effective five days after enactment
by the elected officials of the last participating municipality to
adopt this article.