Intermunicipal Cooperation Clause Samples
The Intermunicipal Cooperation clause establishes the framework by which two or more municipalities can collaborate on shared projects, services, or initiatives. This clause typically outlines the procedures for entering into cooperative agreements, the allocation of responsibilities, and the sharing of costs or resources between the participating municipalities. By providing a legal basis for joint action, it enables local governments to pool resources, increase efficiency, and address issues that cross municipal boundaries, ultimately solving the problem of fragmented service delivery and promoting regional coordination.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 4.1 The Parties agree to create a recommending body known as the Intermunicipal Collaboration Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
4.2 The Committee shall meet on an as required basis and will develop recommendations to the Councils on all matters of strategic direction and cooperation affecting the residents and ratepayers of both Parties.
4.3 The Committee shall consist of four (4) elected members (two from each Party).
4.4 The CAO’s will be responsible to develop agendas and recommendations on all matters. ▇▇▇’▇ will be responsible for forwarding all recommendations from the Committee to their respective Councils.
4.5 Further to Article 3.4 of this Agreement, either Party by giving at least 30 days notice may trigger the requirement for the Committee to hold a meeting. Meeting requests shall be directed to the CAO for the respective municipality.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. The County and the City acknowledge that intergovernmental cooperation and reform are essential for leaner, more efficient government and accordingly the County and City having embarked upon intermunicipal cooperative agreements in the past, including an agreement for the sharing of tourism services. Thus, the parties agree that without reaching this sales tax agreement, it would be impossible to implement and continue other progressive cost saving measures that would benefit the County and the City and its respective residents and taxpayers.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 2.1 This intermunicipal collaboration framework identifies the services provided by each municipality, the services which are best provided on an intermunicipal basis, and how services to be provided on an intermunicipal basis will be delivered and funded.
2.2 The municipalities agree to equitable service delivery. Where shared services are provided, residents and ratepayers of both municipalities be afforded, as far as practical, the same services at the same costs, including user fees for the services provided by either municipality.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 14.4.1. The municipalities agree to create a recommending body known as the Intermunicipal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
14.4.2. The Committee will meet on an as required basis and will develop recommendations to the municipal Councils on all matters of strategic direction and cooperation affecting the municipality’s residents, except matters where other current operating structures and mechanisms are operating successfully. The topics to be discussed will include:
14.4.2.1. Long-term strategic growth plans for the municipalities as may be reflected in the IDP, Municipal Development Plans, Area Structure Plans and other strategic studies.
14.4.2.2. Intermunicipal and regional transportation issues including the Transportation and Utility Corridors, truck routes.
14.4.2.3. Prompt circulation of major land use, subdivision and development proposals in either municipality which may impact the other municipality; and
14.4.2.4. The discussion of intermunicipal or multi-jurisdictional issues in lieu of a regional planning system.
14.4.3. The Committee shall consist of four members, being two Councillors from each municipality.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 1. The Councils of each County shall be the forum for reviewing the Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. INTERMUNICIPAL COMMITTEE
1. With respect to this Agreement, IMC responsibilities include:
a) Making recommendations to the Councils of Airdrie and Rocky View about shared servicing opportunities relating to this Agreement;
b) Reviewing this Agreement at least every two years;
c) Assisting the Municipalities in the identification of intermunicipal servicing opportunities and/or possible servicing issues to explore;
d) Providing updates to the Municipalities’ respective Councils on progress made through the Agreement; and
e) Acting to resolve disputes through a dispute resolution process outlined in Schedule D.
2. IMC representatives may engage their respective subject matter experts separately or together to gain specific feedback on areas of interest.
3. Recommendations of the IMC must conform with the IMC Terms of Reference, which may be updated from time to time with the consensus of the Municipalities.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 1) Camrose County and ▇▇▇▇▇ County agree to create a recommending body known as the Intermunicipal Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
2) The Committee will meet on an as required basis and will develop recommendations to the County Councils on all matters of strategic direction and cooperation affecting County residents, except matters where other current operating structures and mechanisms are operating successfully. The topics to be discussed will include:
a) Long-term strategic growth plans for the Ponoka County and the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 as may be reflected in the Intermunicipal Development Plan, Municipal Development Plans, Area Structure Plans and other strategic studies.
b) Intermunicipal and regional transportation issues including the Transportation and Utility Corridors, truck routes.
c) Prompt circulation of major land use, subdivision and development proposals in either municipality which may impact the other municipality; and
d) The discussion of intermunicipal or multi-jurisdictional issues in lieu of a regional planning system.
3) The Committee shall consist of four members, being two Councillor from each County.
4) The Chief Administrative Officers will be advisory staff to the Committee, responsible to develop agendas and recommendations on all matters, and for forwarding all recommendations from the Committee to their respective Councils.
Intermunicipal Cooperation. 1) The Council of the Municipalities shall be the forum for the review of the Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework.
Intermunicipal Cooperation a) The Member Municipalities agree to create a recommending body known as the Committee.
b) The Committee will meet one a month in a central location and function as a forum for municipalities, agencies, and organizations to share experiences, inform members on current activities, and/or request assistance from member municipalities. Other organizations (e.g. Chamber of Commerce) and resource persons may be invited from time to time to support TLCPA committee activities.
c) The Committee will be responsible to inform respective councils on matters relating to:
i. Expenditures and structure of TLCPA
ii. Integrated planning and development and shared regional interests
d) The topics discussed by the Committee will include:
i. New and existing shared community services
ii. Land use planning
iii. Uniform standards that would support transportation and economic development and provide a foundation for service agreements
Intermunicipal Cooperation. It might be that your municipality feels too small to put itself on the mar- ket. Why not try and link up with other municipalities that share the same interests, so you can go through the process together? The municipalities of Lommel and Ardooie, for instance, joined forces to cooperate with a munic- ipality in Namibia. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, council cabinet member for international co-operation, Lom- ▇▇▇: “We think that being a rural municipality, Ardooie complements us and will add value to the cooperation.” What goes for the North also goes for the South. In Guatemala, big munic- ipalities like Cobán are subdivided into regions, each with their own mayor. Each region is in turn composed of communities (38 for just one region in Cobán) of between 50 and 500 people – a set-up in no way comparable to ours. As both Herent and the Guatemalan partners encourage civic partici- pation, cooperation with the different levels was an obvious choice. Be- cause of the complexity of this type of cooperation, a North-South official was hired to act as a central information point for all the municipalities. Herent council claims that cooperation with several municipalities delivers big benefits and greater momentum through motivating and keeping check on one another. The towns of Herent and ▇▇▇▇ both had neighbouring municipalities as partners in Guatemala. They linked up to organise a conference with their Guatemala partners to look for solutions in a range of policy spheres. The conference topic was: how does my past shape my future (my local opera- tion and planning)? The scale of the event was what decided Herent to work together with ▇▇▇▇.