This municipality shall join with other municipalities
in accordance with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act by becoming a member of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental
Risk Management Association (the "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,
as well as any amendments or modifications thereto as the same may
be required from time to time. 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 §
50-1;
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 other 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,
a copy of which has been provided for review in connection with the
adoption of this chapter;
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.