This borough shall enter into an agreement (the
"agreement") with the Township of Warwick, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(the "township"), with respect, inter alia, to the provision of mutual
aid by the police officers of the municipalities, which agreement
is to supplement any existing agreements relating to police mutual
aid and statutes providing for statewide municipal police jurisdiction
and which agreement sets forth appropriate and necessary covenants
and agreements of the respective parties thereto. The agreement shall
be substantially in the form presented to this meeting, which agreement
and the form thereof are approved.
As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Law, 53 P.S. § 481 et seq., the following matters are specifically
found and determined:
A. The conditions of the agreement are that borough police
officers shall have the power and authority of a township police officer
when performing police duties in the township, and township police
officers shall have the power and authority of a borough police officer
when performing police duties in the borough, and each municipality
shall retain control over their respective police officers and shall
obtain such insurance to protect against liability to the extent deemed
appropriate by such municipality.
B. The agreement shall continue until modified, in writing,
by the mutual consent of both parties thereto or until terminated
by a party giving the other 10 days' written notice of the desire
to terminate the agreement.
C. The purpose and objectives of the agreement are to
supplement existing agreements relating to police mutual aid and statutes
providing for statewide municipal police jurisdiction.
D. There is no financing currently contemplated to implement
the agreement.
E. No organizational structure is necessary to implement
the agreement.
F. No property is contemplated to be acquired under the
terms of the agreement. Each municipality shall retain ownership of
its respective Police Department vehicles and equipment.
G. No separate entity will be created under the agreement
which will be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group
insurance and employee benefits.
A copy of the agreement, in the form so presented
to this meeting and so approved, shall be filed with the Secretary
of this borough and shall be made available for inspection at reasonable
times by interested persons requesting such inspection.
The Mayor, the President or Vice President of
the Council and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of this borough,
as applicable, are authorized and directed to execute, to attest and
to deliver the agreement, in behalf of this borough, in the form so
approved.
Proper officers of this borough and the Chief
of Police are authorized and directed to execute all documents and
to do all other acts that may be necessary and proper to carry out
this chapter and the undertakings of this borough in the agreement.