The Borough of Ligonier has evidenced its intent to participate
in the Westmoreland County Task Force designed to combat the illegal
possession and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal or controlled
drugs within its municipal boundaries as well as within the boundaries
of other near or adjacent communities through cooperation with the
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and other signatory municipalities.
The Borough of Ligonier hereby adopts the agreement which provides
a framework for intergovernmental police cooperation with various
signatory municipalities under the terms of which police officers
of each such municipality shall be and are granted the authority to
officially act as police officers in any other signatory municipality,
subject to the terms and conditions of the agreements, copies of which
are attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked "Exhibit A" and
"Exhibit B."
The duration of the agreements shall be indefinite, subject
to termination as provided in the agreements.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all expenses incurred
by reason of action taken by its police officers pursuant to this
agreement, with the assistance of funds supplied by the Pennsylvania
Office of Attorney General.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the agreement,
to the extent that it is not set forth in the agreements, shall be
covered by directives, procedures and guidance from the Pennsylvania
Office of Attorney General and other area police departments from
municipalities which are signatories to said agreement.
All property, real or personal, which may be acquired, managed,
licensed 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 Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management,
direction and control of its employees with assistance, financial
or otherwise, from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The entity created by this article shall be empowered to enter
into contracts for policies of group life insurance and employee benefits,
including social security, for its employees.