As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act, the following matters are hereby set forth:
A. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the
"Sewage Capital Contribution and Treatment Agreement" attached hereto.
B. The agreement shall be effective as of the date of
the agreement, and shall have a perpetual duration unless amended
or revoked by the parties thereto.
C. The purposes and objectives of the agreement are a
recognition by the parties and acceptance by them that North Codorus
Township Sewer Authority's Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility and
the wastewater collection system to be constructed by both parties
will serve all or part of the parties' sanitary sewage needs; that
it is in the mutual welfare of all parties that adequate sewage transportation
and treatment facilities be available for the needs of the parties;
that such additional sewage facilities as are required be designed
and constructed at the earliest practicable date; that some of the
project costs should be shared among all parties on a fair and equitable
basis; and that the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement
of existing and new facilities must be provided and shared by the
parties.
D. New Salem Borough shall pay sewage treatment and transportation
capacity charges to North Codorus Township Sewer Authority as set
forth in the agreement. New Salem Borough shall annually provide in
its official budget for the payment of all costs, charges or other
expenses necessary to fulfill its obligations under the agreement.
[Amended 10-7-2008 by Ord. No. 1-2008]
The Borough is authorized to enter into the
intergovernmental agreement for the purposes contained therein and
attached hereto, and the President or Vice President of the Borough
Council is hereby authorized to execute said agreement and any other
related documents on behalf of the Borough.