Pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301
et seq., the Borough of Leetsdale is hereby authorized to enter into a joint
intergovernmental cooperation agreement with any or all of the municipalities
of the Township of Aleppo, the Borough of Bell Acres, the Borough of Bellevue,
the Borough of Ben Avon, the Borough of Edgeworth, the Borough of Emsworth,
the Borough of Glenfield, the Borough of Haysville, the Township of Kilbuck,
the Township of Leet, the Borough of Avalon, the Borough of Osborne and the
Borough of Sewickley, (hereinafter "the member municipalities"), and the Quaker
Valley Council of Governments (hereinafter "the QVCOG"), to establish the
Quaker Valley Municipal Appeals Board.
The proper officers of the Borough are hereby authorized to take any
and all steps necessary to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement
by and between the member municipalities, to effectuate the authorization
granted by this article.
The conditions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement are those
conditions set forth therein, a copy of which is attached hereto and made
a part hereof as Exhibit 1.
The Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement shall be effective for two
years commencing August 1, 2004, and will remain in effect on a year-to-year
basis thereafter, until renewed, amended or terminated as set forth in the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement by and between the member municipalities.
The purpose and objectives of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement
are those purposes and objectives set forth therein.
The QVCOG is hereby authorized to manage Municipal Appeals Board as
set forth in the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement and the Bylaws of
the Appeals Board.
The manner and extent of financing of the Municipal Appeals Board shall
be as agreed upon by the member municipalities and as set forth in the Bylaws
of the Municipal Appeals Board.
The organizational structure of the Association authorized by this article
shall be the organizational structure set forth in the Agreement between the
member municipalities.
The acquisition, management and disposal of property is set forth in
the Bylaws of the Municipal Appeals Board.
The QVCOG Municipal Appeals Board is not authorized to enter into contracts.
This article is adopted pursuant to the powers and authority of the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2305.