[Adopted 11-10-1978 by Ord. No. 1148]
The Municipality of Monroeville shall join and be a member of
the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments.
No action taken by the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments
which creates a legal obligation, whether it is contractual, financial
or otherwise, upon a member municipality shall be binding upon a member
municipality affected unless and until its municipal legislative body
ordains, resolves or otherwise enacts the actions recommended by the
Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, according to the procedure
set forth in the appropriate municipal code and laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
This agreement shall stand in perpetuity.
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall assist the member municipalities individually or collectively to execute their governmental responsibilities in as efficient and responsible a manner as possible; further, the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall undertake such other projects related to municipal government as the Board of Directors of the corporation may direct, subject to the provisions of § 69-2.
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be financed
by annual dues paid by member municipalities and by funds obtained
by the corporation from public or private sources.
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be the agent for the Municipality of Monroeville in matters pertaining to this agreement; the chief legislative officer of each municipality shall be a Director of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, with the right to appoint an alternative(s) from among the legislative body of that municipality to represent him fully in his absence; and the Board of Directors of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be authorized to act as it deems necessary, in accordance with its bylaws, subject to §§ 69-2 and 69-5.
Real or personal property necessary to implement this agreement
shall be acquired, managed and disposed by the Turtle Creek Valley
Council of Governments, in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation
and any laws or contracts which apply.
