The caption of and recitals of this article as set forth above
are incorporated herein by reference.
West Manchester Township shall join with other municipalities
in accordance with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act by becoming a member of the cooperative and entering into
the intergovernmental cooperation agreement for intergovernmental
insurance cooperative contract, as amended, which is adopted by reference
with the same effect as if it has been fully set out verbatim in this
section, and a copy of which shall be filed with the minutes of the
meeting at which this article was enacted.
West Manchester Township is authorized to enter into the intergovernmental
agreement for the purposes contained therein. These actions are to
be taken by the officials, employees or appointees of West Manchester
Township designated for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific
instructions by the Board of Supervisors of West Manchester Township.
The cooperative is designated as having official custody of
such of the funds of this Township as are budgeted by the cooperative
pursuant to the terms of the intergovernmental agreement.
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 cooperation agreement for intergovernmental insurance cooperative referred to in §
7-2 herein.
B. The
participation of West Manchester Township in the cooperative shall
be for a period of not less than three years.
C. The
purpose and objectives of the agreement are to enter into an intergovernmental
contract to form a local government insurance cooperative to select
and contract with a common insurance carrier for employee benefits,
which may include but are not necessarily limited to insurance covering
life, health, hospitalization, accident, medical and surgical services,
and to defend and protect, in accordance with the agreement, the liability
of the Board of Directors, officers and employees of the cooperative,
and to delegate the administration of the cooperative to a Board of
Directors appointed and/or elected pursuant to the agreement.
D. The
cooperative shall be managed by a Board of Directors pursuant to the
terms of the agreement.
E. All
property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed or disposed
of by the cooperative in accordance with the terms of the agreement.