This municipality shall join with other municipalities in accordance
with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act by becoming a member of the Intergovernmental Risk Management
Association and entering into the intergovernmental contract which
was adopted by reference with the same effect as if it had been set
out verbatim in this section and a copy of which shall be filed with
the minutes of the meeting at which this chapter was adopted.
This municipality is authorized to enter into the intergovernmental
contract for the purposes contained therein. These actions are to
be taken by the member(s) or employee(s) of this municipality designated
for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific instructions by
the governing body adopting this chapter.
The Association is designated as having official custody of
this municipality's funds which are invested by the Association
pursuant to the terms of the intergovernmental contract.
As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the intergovernmental contract referred to in §
31-1.
B. This municipality's participation in the Association shall be
terminable at any time by ordinance.
C. The purposes and objectives of the agreement are set forth hereinabove
and the intergovernmental contract and actions contemplated thereby
and purposes and objectives contained therein are otherwise legal
as part of a pooled arrangement with governmental units, thereby achieving
economic and other advantages of intergovernmental cooperation.
D. It is not necessary to finance the agreement authorized herein from
municipal funds except through the contribution of this municipality's
basis rate (as such term is defined in the intergovernmental contract)
to the Association.
E. The Association shall be managed by a Board of Commissioners or Executive
Committee as set forth in the bylaws of said Association.
F. All property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed or disposed
of by the Association in accordance with the terms of the intergovernmental
contract.