[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Taylor as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-14-1976 by Ord. No. 70]
The Borough of Taylor, Pennsylvania, does hereby
desire to enter into a joint purchasing agreement with any one or
more of the political subdivisions belonging to the Lackawanna County
Council of Governments.
The Borough of Taylor, Pennsylvania, hereby
authorizes the Lackawanna County Council of Governments and its employees,
to act as coordinator and administrative agent of the joint purchasing
program.
Each municipality who is a party to this agreement
shall appoint a representative to serve on a committee which shall
be known as the "Lackawanna County Council of Governments Joint Purchasing
Committee."
Each municipality wishing to purchase specific
items shall designate, in writing, the items to be purchased and indicate
therein the quantities or at other times upon notice from the Joint
Purchasing Committee during the term of this agreement.
If two or more of such municipalities decide
to cooperate in the purchase of materials and supplies, the Joint
Purchasing Committee of the participating municipalities shall prepare
the necessary plans and specifications, and, upon approval by the
participating municipalities, the Committee shall assume the responsibility
of advertising for bids and to receive formal and informal bids in
accordance with the legal requirements of the participating municipalities.
The cost of advertising, duplicating, and distribution
and any other costs incidental to the above shall be shared equally
by the municipalities participating in a specific purchase advertisement.
After receipt of the bids, they will be examined
and tabulated by the Joint Purchasing Committee and certified to each
participating municipality indicating the lowest responsible bidder.
If a participating municipality desires to execute a contract of purchase
with the bidder, which is determined to be the lowest responsible
bidder, each participating municipality shall then enter in to a separate
contract with the successful bidder for the materials or supplies
it proposes to purchase. Each municipality reserves the right to reject
any and all bids in connection with the proposal of any materials
or supplies.
It is understood and agreed that each participating
municipality shall only be liable to the successful bidder for materials
or supplies contracted for by such municipality without any liability
for purchases contracted for by any other participating municipality,
and each successful bidder shall be required to bill each participating
municipality directly for the materials or supplies purchased by it.
In the event any dispute arises between individual
municipalities and a successful bidder, after a contract of purchase
has been executed, such dispute shall be handled by and between the
municipality involved and the bidder.
Any participating municipality may bid items
and/or products which are subject to this agreement on an individual
basis provided such bids are received by the Joint Purchasing Committee.
If the municipality receives a bid less than the bid received by the
Committee, the bid submitted to the Committee under the terms of this
agreement may be refused.
Once the specifications and addenda have been
approved by the Joint Purchasing Committee and the participating municipalities,
no changes will be made by the parties thereto.
[Adopted 11-14-1984 by Ord. No. 145]
In order to promote and provide efficient police
protection, the Councils of the Boroughs of Taylor, Old Forge, Moosic,
Avoca and Duryea do hereby empower the policemen of each other’s
boroughs to exercise all the powers and authority conferred by law
while such police are within the limits of any of the aforesaid boroughs.
Any arrest made by any police of the Boroughs
of Taylor, Old Forge, Moosic, Avoca and Duryea while in the limits
of any of the aforesaid boroughs shall be reported in writing to the
mayor of the borough within which the arrest is made within 24 hours
of any such arrest.
This article is enacted pursuant to Section
1122 of the Borough Code of Pennsylvania, 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1122.
This article shall become effective upon enactment
and may be terminated by the action of any of the councils of the
respective boroughs.