[Adopted 10-17-2018 by Ord. No. 13-2018]
The Borough Council of the Borough of West Chester (the "Borough")
is hereby authorized to enter into an intermunicipal fire services
agreement (the "agreement") with Birmingham Township, East Bradford
Township, Thornbury Township, Chester County, West Goshen Township
and Westtown Township in accordance with the terms and conditions
authorized by this article and set forth in the agreement, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and is incorporated herein
by reference. Furthermore, the appropriate officers of the Borough
are hereby authorized to do whatever is necessary and appropriate
to carry out the provisions of the agreement and this article, and
to comply with the purposes and intent of the agreement and this article.
The agreement is conditioned upon each Township's governing
body enacting an ordinance which authorizes such municipalities to
execute the agreement.
The term of the agreement shall commence at 12:00 midnight on
January 1, 2019, and, unless earlier terminated by the Borough as
to a given township pursuant to Section 2.C. of the agreement, shall
terminate at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2023.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are to authorize
the Fire Department to provide fire protection services to certain
portions of each of the Townships and to establish the respective
municipality's share of the cost of such fire services.
The fire protection services which will be provided by the Fire
Department pursuant to the agreement shall be shared and paid for
by the respective municipalities in accordance with the payment terms
specified in paragraph 2 of the agreement.
Each municipality that enters the agreement is governed by an
elected governing body who shall oversee the implementation and enforcement
of the agreement. Moreover, the Borough has established a Police and
Fire Committee which oversees the Fire Department's operation.
The agreement contemplates that each Township shall appoint not more
than two delegates to serve on the Police and Fire Committee.
The Fire Department or the constituent fire companies that comprise
the Fire Department shall own all real property and personal property
used for the provision of fire services pursuant to the agreement.
The Borough and Fire Department are empowered to enter into
contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits for
any employees of the Fire Department.
