The Board of Supervisors of East Brandywine (the Township) is
hereby authorized to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement
with the municipalities which are identified on Exhibit A of the agreement
to form the Western Chester County Council of Governments (WCCCOG),
in accordance with the terms and conditions authorized by this article
and set forth in the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit A and is incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, the appropriate officers of the Township
are hereby authorized to do whatever is necessary and appropriate
to carry out the provisions of the agreement and this article and
to comply with the purposes and intent of the agreement and this article.
The agreement is conditioned upon each Township body enacting
an ordinance which authorizes such municipalities to participate in
the WCCCOG and to execute the agreement.
The WCCCOG shall be created for, and the agreement shall have,
an initial term of five years, which term shall commence on the effective
date of the agreement (as defined in Section 16 of the agreement).
At the expiration of the initial five-year term, the agreement and
the WCCCOG shall automatically renew for successive one-year terms
unless a majority of the municipalities, acting through their delegates,
vote to terminate the agreement.
The purposes and objectives of the WCCCOG include but are not
limited to the following:
A. To provide a forum for the discussion of regional issues that affect
the members and their residents;
B. To discuss and study local issues of mutual interest and concern
to each member and its residents and to formulate solutions for common
regional problems;
C. To allow for regional planning and coordination on local government
issues such as, but not limited to, zoning, transportation, emergency
services, geographical information systems (GIS), cable communications,
technological electronic communications and any other issues which
affect the Western Chester County region;
D. To train municipal officials and employees in various municipal topics
and laws that affect municipalities;
E. To undertake, coordinate and administer programs of regional interest
that benefit some or all of the members;
F. To create an alliance for obtaining more competitive rates on the
purchase of goods and services for the members; and
G. To perform such other activities as the members may mutually agree
may be undertaken through the WCCCOG which are related to the objectives
identified above.
The WCCCOG is empowered to enter into contracts for policies
of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security,
for any employees of the WCCCOG. No such employees are anticipated
by the members, and a majority of the Board of Delegates must first
vote to hire any such employees and approve any such contracts.