The Township of Moore hereby agrees to intergovernmentally cooperate with the Association of Municipal Subdivisions consisting of the Townships of Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, and Upper Nazareth, the Boroughs of Nazareth, Bath, Stockertown, and Tatamy, and the Nazareth Area School District, known as the "Nazareth Area Council of Governments." No function, power, or responsibility of Moore Township will be exercised through intergovernmental cooperation with other member municipalities unless ratified by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Moore Township.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Moore as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-4-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-5]
The Township of Moore hereby agrees to participate in the Nazareth Area Council of Governments for a term commencing with the adoption of this article.
The Township of Moore shall enter into an agreement entitled "Articles of Agreement," a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,[1] with the intent and effect that Moore Township shall be bound by the agreement.
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Editor's Note: Said agreement is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and Secretary are hereby authorized and directed on behalf of Moore Township to execute and deliver the Agreement.
The Board of Supervisors of Moore Township is hereby authorized to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article and said Articles of Agreement.
The purpose of the Nazareth Area Council of Governments is to meet at regular intervals to foster a cooperative effort to resolve regional problems, to determine policies, and to formulate plans and programs to meet regional needs. Additional purposes shall include communication and coordination, policies and priorities, community facilities and services, forum, regional spokesman, staff support, and regional review. The Board of Supervisors of Moore Township hereby pledges its support of such purposes and further agrees to jointly cooperate in the exercise or in the performance of its respective governmental functions, powers, and responsibilities. This pledge of intergovernmental cooperation without further amendment to the within article shall not be construed as to delegate or transfer any functions, powers or responsibilities to another local government or to the Nazareth Area Council of Governments.
Moore Township pledges such expenditures as shall be required under the Articles of Agreement.
The Nazareth Area Council of Governments powers and authorities shall be limited by the Articles of Agreement incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
If any provision or application of the Act or this article shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the other provisions or other applications of the Act or this article.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby and the same repealed.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately.