The above purpose clauses are hereby adopted and made a part
of this ordinance by this reference.
The Township of Weisenberg hereby empowered to enter into agreements
with other municipalities or other public bodies in Lehigh County,
as well as the county itself, for the purpose of establishing a cooperation
among such municipalities towards the completion and implementation
of a Solid Waste Management Plan as long as the parties adhere to
the following terms:
A. The Township of Weisenberg will commit itself to participation as
an active member in the solid waste management planning process.
B. The Township of Weisenberg shall designate Lehigh County to prepare
the Solid Waste Management Plan.
C. The Township of Weisenberg shall cooperate with the participating
entities in approving a budget and other related fiscal activities
necessary to undertake this planning process.
D. The Township of Weisenberg shall agree to share in the costs of the
planning process on a per capita basis, but only to that sum equal
to $0.30 for each resident of the Township, on the per capita tax
roles of the Township. Said sum shall be based upon the population
of the Township as of the date of the signing of this article.
E. The Township of Weisenberg shall agree to designate an individual
to serve on the Lehigh County Solid Waste Association.
The proper officers and other personnel of the Township of Weisenberg
are hereby authorized and empowered to take all such further action
and execute such additional documents, including the necessary agreements
between the county and the municipalities and other public bodies
which decide to enter into the aforesaid program, as they may deem
appropriate to carry out the purpose of this article.
Disbursements of funds by the Township shall be made within
60 days of the Township's receipt of the bill enumerating in reasonable
detail those services rendered and costs incurred.
Any ordinances and part of ordinances inconsistent herewith
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
The provisions of this article shall become effective on the
fifth day following enactment.