[Adopted 10-30-2002 by Ord. No. 127]
The Township of Mount Pleasant shall join with other local governments
and entities and become a member of the Central Westmoreland Council
of Governments.
No action taken by the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments
which creates a legal obligation, whether it be contractual, financial
or otherwise, upon a member municipality shall be binding upon a member
municipality affected unless and until its municipal legislative body
ordains, resolves or otherwise undertakes the actions required of
it and as recommended by the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments,
according to the procedures set forth in the appropriate municipal
codes and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Participation and membership in the Central Westmoreland Council
of Governments' programs shall be for one year and shall be automatically
renewed for another year period and so continuing on a year-to-year
basis, unless and until such participation and membership is terminated
by a duly adopted ordinance of the Township of Mount Pleasant, and
further subject to the provisions for withdrawal from each and every
program, which provisions are herein adopted, approved and incorporated
herein.
The Central Westmoreland Council of Governments is to be financed
by annual dues paid by member municipalities and by funds obtained
by the Corporation from grants, fees charged for services rendered
and from public or private sources.
The Central Westmoreland Council of Governments is hereby designated the agent for the Township of Mount Pleasant in matters pertaining to this article and the Agreement made a part hereof, and as more specifically set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of said Corporation; that a legislative officer of each municipality shall be a Director of the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments; that the Township of Mount Pleasant shall annually appoint a Director of the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments; that there shall also be appointed an alternate(s) from among the legislative body of the municipality to represent it fully in such Director's absence; and that the Board of Directors of the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments be authorized to act as it deems necessary in accordance with its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, subject to §§
13-2 and
13-5 above.
The real or personal property necessary to implement this article
and the agreement made a part hereof shall be acquired, managed and
disposed of by the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments in
accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation
and any applicable laws of the commonwealth.
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Central Westmoreland
Council of Governments attached hereto and made a part hereof are
hereby approved.
The Board of Directors of the Central Westmoreland Council of
Governments is hereby authorized to, by resolution, enter into any
contract which is deemed to be beneficial to the Council of Governments,
including, but not limited to, policies of group insurance and employee
benefits, including social security, for any employees of the Central
Westmoreland Council of Governments.
In accord with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. The terms and conditions of the agreement and the delegation of authority
and responsibility are as herein above set forth and as set forth
in the intergovernmental agreement attached hereto, marked Exhibit
A, and expressly made a part hereof.
B. The period of the municipality's participation in the Central
Westmoreland Council of Governments and its programs shall be for
one year and continuing thereafter on a year-to-year basis unless
and until terminated in accord with the provisions of this article
and the attached agreement.
C. The purposes and objectives of the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Agreement are to undertake programs of mutual benefit to its members,
as from time to time determined by the Council of Governments' Board
of Directors, in an efficient, professional and cost-effective manner,
in accord with the terms and conditions of the agreement attached
hereto.
D. The manner and extent of financing the programs shall be from grants
received, fees paid for services required and performed, and charges
made to municipalities participating in the programs for particular
services rendered by the Council of Governments.
E. The organizational structure necessary to carry out the programs
is the Board of Directors and the staff of the Central Westmoreland
Council of Governments.
F. The manner in which real or personal property shall be acquired,
managed, licensed or disposed of is as set forth above in this article,
as set forth in the agreement attached hereto, and as set forth in
the bylaws and other documents of the Central Westmoreland County
Council of Governments.