[Adopted 2-7-1982 by Ord. No. 176]
The above purpose clauses are hereby adopted and made a part
of this article by this reference.
The Borough is hereby empowered to enter into agreements with
other municipalities or other public bodies in Northampton County
for the purpose of establishing cooperation among such municipalities
towards the completion and implementation of a solid waste management
plan as long as the parties adhere to the following terms:
A. The Borough will commit itself to participation as an active member
in the solid waste management process.
B. The Borough shall designate Northampton County to prepare the solid
waste management plan.
C. The Borough shall cooperate with the participating entities in approving
a budget and other related fiscal activities necessary to undertake
this planning process.
D. The Borough shall agree to share in the costs of the planning process
on a per-capita basis; the per-capita amount shall be agreed upon
by a simple majority of participating municipalities.
E. The Borough shall agree to designate an individual to serve as the
municipal representative to the Municipal Conference, which body shall
serve to insure that each municipality will participate in the preparation
of and review of the solid waste management plan.
The proper officers and other personnel of Borough are hereby
authorized and empowered to take all such further action and execute
such additional documents, including the necessary agreements between
the county and the municipalities and other public bodies which decide
to enter into the aforesaid program, as they may deem appropriate
to carry out the purpose of this article.
The proper officers and other personnel of Borough are hereby
authorized and empowered to take all such further action and execute
such additional documents as they may deem appropriate to carry out
the purpose of this article.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this article to the contrary,
the Borough reserves the right to withdraw from participation with
Northampton County and other municipalities involved in the completion
and implementation of the solid waste management plan as proposed
in this article upon giving 60 days' written notice to Northampton
County, Pennsylvania.
