[Adopted 10-1-1981 by Ord. No. 56]
The Board of Supervisors hereby ordains to enter into the Articles of Agreement between the Township of Westtown and the Township of East Goshen in the form proposed by the Township Solicitor for the purpose of creating the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department and regulating its operation. Such Articles of Agreement shall be executed by the Board of Supervisors to enable the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department to commence operations January 1, 1982.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said Articles of Agreement are on file in the Township offices.
The Board of Supervisors hereby ordains that it may execute such amendments to the Articles of Agreement as may be necessary from time to time to carry out the purposes of this article and the Articles of Agreement adopted pursuant thereto.
[Added 12-1-1998 by Ord. No. 129]
All costs for police service shall be apportioned in the following manner: East Goshen Township will pay 60% and Westtown Township will pay 40% of the cost for police protection in the district. The apportionment shall be reviewed annually by the commission and adjusted, as necessary, to ensure that the cost to each Township fairly represents the cost of the police services received by that Township.
[Added 12-1-1998 by Ord. No. 129]
A. 
The commission shall prepare an annual budget which shall be submitted for consideration and approval to each of the participating Townships' governing bodies not later than October 15, and, if such approvals have not been consummated, the prior year's budget shall be operative until such approval is given to the commission.
B. 
Each Township shall release to the Treasurer proportionate shares of the annual budget appropriations quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year. The first quarter shall represent 35% of their obligation, the second quarter 30%, the third quarter 20% and the fourth quarter 15%.
[Added 12-1-1998 by Ord. No. 129]
A. 
All existing police equipment, materials and supplies contributed to the Westtown-East Goshen Police Department by the respective Townships shall remain the property of those Townships upon termination or dissolution of the joint Police Department.
B. 
All police equipment, materials and supplies purchased subsequent to the signing of this agreement shall be equitably distributed upon the termination of this agreement. In the event that an equitable distribution is not possible, all or any portion of the equipment, material and supplies may be sold and the proceeds distributed in the aforesaid proportion.
[Added 12-1-1998 by Ord. No. 129]
This agreement shall have an initial term of two years. This agreement may be unilaterally terminated by any Township by giving to the other Township written notice of intention to do so on or before six months prior to the end of the initial two-year term or any renewal term. This contract shall automatically renew itself after the first two-year term for periods of one year and may only be terminated at the expiration of a one-year period after giving proper notice in accordance herewith.