Section 5545 - Joining with municipality in improving certain streets and highways(a) The board of commissioners of the county may erect public buildings in any municipality. The county may join with the proper authorities of such municipality in the grading, regrading, paving, re-paving and improvement of so much of the streets and highways as are in, upon or alongside of the grounds upon which said public buildings stand.(b) The commissioners may enter into contract with any such municipality for the payment of a just proportion of the expense of said grading, re-grading, paving, re-paving and improvement of said streets and highways, and may appropriate from the county treasury sufficient funds for this purpose. They may act with any committee or committees which may be appointed by such municipality to establish grades, determine the kind and quality of paving materials to be used, and ratify the contracts entered into by said municipality in the course of said improvements.(c) No obligation shall rest upon the county for any proportion of the expenses of such improvements until the selection of grades and paving materials and the acceptance of bids by said municipality shall have been ratified by the board of commissioners.1953, July 28, P.L. 723, art. XXV, § 2545. Amended 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1439, No. 186, § 9, effective 1/31/2005.