[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Adams as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Intergovernmental cooperation — See Ch. 16.
[Adopted 3-12-2018 by Ord. No. 165[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Art. I, Agreement With Valencia Borough, adopted 12-12-1983 by Ord. No. 32.
The Adams Township Supervisors hereby adopt the intermunicipal agreement entered into by and between Adams Township, Butler County, and Valencia Borough, Butler County, dated March 12, 2018, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.[1]
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Editor's Note: The police services agreement, which expires 12-31-2018, is on file in the Township offices.
The provisions of this article shall be severable, and if any of the provisions hereof shall be found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this article shall remain in effect.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions conflicting or inconsistent with any of the provisions of this article are hereby repealed insofar as same affect this article.
This article shall take effect immediately and retroactive to January 1, 2018.
[Adopted 10-14-1996 by Ord. No. 75]
The Township of Adams hereby evidences its intent to participate in the cooperative efforts and activities designed to combat the illegal possession and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal or controlled drugs, enforce criminal laws, traffic laws and ordinances within its municipal boundaries as well as within the boundaries of other communities within and outside of Butler County through cooperation with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and other signatory municipalities.
The Township of Adams hereby agrees to enter into an acceptable agreement or agreements which provide(s) a framework for intergovernmental police cooperation with various signatory municipalities now and in the future, under the terms of which police officers of each such municipality shall be and are granted the authority to officially act as police officers in any other signatory municipality, subject to the terms and conditions of such agreement(s). Such agreements may include municipalities outside of Butler County.
The duration of the agreement(s) shall be indefinite, subject to termination as provided in the agreement(s).
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are to foster increased cooperation among the various signatory municipalities, to improve drug law enforcement throughout the signatory municipalities and to enhance the skill and professionalism of police officers from each of the signatory municipalities by, among other things, conferring authority upon police officers to exercise official duties in other municipalities thereby reducing the law enforcement problems relating to jurisdiction, territory or boundary issues.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all expenses incurred by reason of action taken by its police officers pursuant to this agreement but may accept funds supplied by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and others.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the agreement(s), to the extent that it is not set forth in the agreement(s) itself, shall be covered by directives, procedures and guidance from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and/or other area police departments from municipalities which are signatories to said agreement(s).
All property, real or personal, which may be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of pursuant to such agreement(s) shall be in accordance with both the terms of the agreement(s) as well as the directives, procedures and guidance of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and others.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management, direction and control of its employees with assistance, financial or otherwise, from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
Any entity authorized by this article shall be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group life insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for its employees.
This article shall become effective upon the execution of the agreement(s) and enactment of ordinances by each of the parties and/or municipalities who are or in the future may become parties to such agreement(s).