[Adopted 1-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1-1992]
A.
Whereas, the Townships of East Marlborough, Kennett,
New Garden, Pennsbury and Pocopson and the Borough of Kennett Square,
all municipalities located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, desire
collectively to associated themselves together in a program of joint
municipal equipment and manpower sharing and a program for the joint
purchase of equipment, materials, supplies and services; and
B.
Whereas, the power to associate themselves together
for these purposes is granted by the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Article 9, Section 5, and by Act 180 of 1972, 53
P.S. § 481 et seq.,[1] relating to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement;
and
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act was repealed 12-19-1996
by P.L. 1158, No. 177. See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
C.
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Pocopson, pursuant to the provisions of Section 485 of the aforesaid
statute, is authorized to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation
agreement and to delegate certain functions, powers and responsibilities
to another governmental unit or political subdivision upon the passage
of an ordinance by its governing body.
The Board of Supervisors hereby ordains to enter
into the Kennett Area Region Mutual Cooperation Agreement ("agreement")
between and among the Townships of East Marlborough, Kennett, New
Garden, Pennsbury and Pocopson and the Borough of Kennett Square.
The purpose of the agreement is to create joint programs. The agreement
and amendments thereto may be adopted by resolution by the Board of
Supervisors. The proper municipal officials are hereby authorized
and directed to administer the programs that are described therein.
If any sentence, clause, section or part of
this ordinance is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal
or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall
not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions sentences, clauses,
sections or parts of this ordinance. It is hereby declared as the
intent of the Board of Supervisors that this ordinance would have
been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence,
clause, section or part thereof not been included herein.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting
or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
This ordinance will become effective five days
from the date hereof.
