[Adopted 4-23-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
The recitals set forth in this article are incorporated herein
by reference and approved as part hereof.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Polk Township
Ordinance Adopting a 2015 Restated and Amended CJERP intergovernmental
Cooperative Implementation Agreement."
The Agreement entitled, "The Restated and Amended CJERP Intergovernmental
Cooperative Implementation Agreement for the Participating Municipalities
of: Chestnuthill, Jackson, Eldred, Ross and Polk Townships" (the "Agreement")
in substantially the form attached to this article as Exhibit "A"
and incorporated herein by reference, with such changes, insertions and variations therein as
the officers of Polk Township, upon advice of the Solicitor of Polk
Township, shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced
by the execution thereof, is hereby authorized, approved and adopted,
but shall only become binding and effective in accordance with its
terms if and when all of the Townships of Chestnuthill, Jackson, Eldred,
Ross and Polk, by appropriate official action, approve, adopt, authorize,
execute and deliver the same. The Chairman or Vice Chairman and the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Board are hereby authorized
to execute duplicate, counter-part originals of the Agreement and
deliver the same to the other parties to the Agreement.
The Board may by resolution adopt procedures and regulations
to implement the Agreement approved by this article, pursuant to the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act.
The provisions of this article are severable. If any sentence,
clause, section or part of this article is for any reason found to
be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality,
illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining
provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this article.
It is hereby declared as the legislative intent of the Board that
such remainder shall be, and shall remain, in full force and effect.