[Adopted 6-23-1999 by Ord. No. 75]
The Board hereby approves the Joint Municipal Agreement for Law Enforcement Services between the Township of Potter, Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Potter) and the Township of Center, Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Center) dated June 10, 1999, (Joint Municipal Agreement) for the performance of Law Enforcement Services by Center to Potter, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Township offices.
The Board hereby finds and determines the following particulars relating to the Joint Municipal Agreement:
A. 
The conditions for the Center Police Department to provide law enforcement services to Potter are completely detailed in the Joint Municipal Agreement, which conditions are incorporated herein by reference.
B. 
The duration of the Joint Municipal Agreement is perpetual with an initial term of three years and provision for perpetual automatic continuation of six-month periods until terminated by either the Potter Board or the Center Board as more particularly detailed in the Joint Municipal Agreement.
C. 
The purposes and objectives of the Joint Municipal Agreement are for the Center Police Department to provide and to be clothed with authority to provide complete and total law enforcement services to Potter 24 hours per day, 365 days per year for the duration of the Joint Municipal Agreement as more particularly detailed in the Joint Municipal Agreement.
D. 
The extent of financing the Joint Municipal Agreement is the general taxing power of Potter, and the manner of financing the Joint Municipal Agreement is for the Board to appropriate sufficient funds in the annual Potter budget to pay the Center Board for the law enforcement services as more particularly detailed in the Joint Municipal Agreement.
E. 
No real property owned by Potter shall be transferred to Center; and Center shall have an option to purchase the personal property of Potter which the Board determines is not necessary or appropriate to maintain for performance of its other governmental services as more particularly detailed in the Joint Municipal Agreement.
The Board hereby authorizes any future amendments to the Joint Municipal Agreement for Law Enforcement Services to be authorized and approved by resolution of the Board.