[Adopted 4-4-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-3]
The Board of Supervisors of Hellam Township hereby authorizes the making of agreements, from time to time, with Dover Township, East Manchester Township, Lower Windsor Township, Manchester Township, Monaghan Township, and Windsor Township and with any other municipality enacting a similar ordinance, to share in the cost of contracts for material and services for road maintenance projects, including, but not limited to, line painting and pavement marking.
Agreements regarding the projects authorized by § 41-11 of this article may be entered into from time to time among the Board of Supervisors of Hellam Township and the Boards of Supervisors of Dover, East Manchester, Lower Windsor, Manchester, Monaghan, and Windsor Townships and with the governing body of any other municipality that may enact a similar ordinance authorizing such projects.
This article is adopted pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Act 177 of 1996, P.L. 1158, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq., and the authority hereby granted shall continue from year to year for the lifetime of each cooperative project undertaken under authority of this article.
The purpose and objective of this article and the agreements entered into thereunder is to provide for sharing in the planning and cost of materials and services needed for road maintenance projects, including, but not limited to, line painting and pavement marking. The staff and officials of each participating municipality shall be responsible to determine the requirements for the various undertakings and arranging the payment therefor.
The participating municipalities shall share in the responsibility of preparing the various contracts by assuming the responsibility of administering the bidding process and contract management on a rotating basis.
Payment for materials and services shall be shared by the participating municipalities in the proportionate share specified in each agreement for the service rendered or materials needed by each municipality. Each municipality may fund its share as it sees fit, including, the use of, by way of example and not limitation, general funds and state liquid fuels tax funds.