[Adopted 4-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990]
The Borough of Harveys Lake shall enter into agreement for intergovernmental
cooperation known as the "Municipal Police Cooperative Agreement," hereinafter
referred to as the "agreement."
This agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of 53 P.S.
§§ 483 and 485 relating to cooperation in governmental functions.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are as follows:
A. To enhance the coordination of drug investigations in
portion of Luzerne County, under the Mid Valley Narcotics unit.
B. To provide for mutual police to more effectively enforce
the provisions of narcotics and illegal drug laws and thereby to preserve
the safety and welfare of the entire area.
C. To have available for use throughout the territorial
limits of all municipalities signing the mutual agreement, the services of
police employed by any and all of said municipalities, under the conditions
set forth and in compliance with the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42
P.S. § 8951 et seq.
The agreement shall be subject to all the conditions and terms specified
and set forth in the Municipal Police Cooperative Agreement, which include
the manner and extent of financing the agreement, the organizational structure
necessary to implement the agreement, the powers and scope of authority delegated
in the agreement and the manner in which property, real or personal, shall
be acquired, managed or disposed of.
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite subject to termination
by Harveys Lake Borough at its sole discretion with notice as provided in
the agreement.