[Adopted 7-9-2007 by Ord. No. 756]
The City Council of the City of Pottsville has evidenced its intent to participate in the Drug Task Force activities in cooperation with the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office designed to interdict the illegal and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal drugs within its municipal boundaries as well as within the boundaries of nearby communities.
This Agreement may include intergovernmental cooperation activities with adjacent and nearby municipal governments as part of a regional effort to interdict illegal drug activities.
The City of Pottsville shall utilize the services of its police force, full-time and part-time, under the conditions set forth in the Agreement and in compliance with the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8953.
The City of Pottsville shall establish, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated as a part of this ordinance, appropriate procedures to comply with all relevant regulations, direction, and guidance from the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.[1]
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Editor's Note: A copy of said agreement is on file and available for inspection in the office of the City Clerk.
The term of the Agreement shall commence upon the effective date of the ordinance and may terminate at any time upon 30 days' written notice.
The purpose and objectives of the Agreement include region-wide coordination of municipal police activities in an effort to combat illegal narcotics and drug trafficking.
The Agreement shall be financed with the assistance of funds supplied by the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the terms of this Agreement shall be covered by directives, procedures, and guidance from the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.
All property, real or personal, acquired, managed, or disposed of pursuant to this Agreement shall be in accordance with both the terms of the Agreement as well as the directives, procedures, and guidance of the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management, control and direction of its employees with assistance, financial or otherwise, from the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.
The effective date of this ordinance shall be the 9th day of July 2007.