[Adopted 7-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-4]
A.
A number of political subdivisions within Pennsylvania have investigated
whether it would be mutually beneficial to cooperate with each other
in obtaining employee benefit insurance.
B.
A plan has been presented to establish the Pennsylvania Municipal
Health Insurance Cooperative (the "PMHIC") for the purpose of collectively
purchasing employee benefits insurance.
C.
The PMHIC will be established pursuant to an intergovernmental cooperation
agreement entitled the Pennsylvania Municipal Health Insurance Cooperative
agreement ("the agreement").
D.
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53
Pa.C.S.A. Section 481 et seq. municipality may enter into an intergovernmental
cooperation agreement upon the passage of an ordinance by its governing
body.
This political subdivision hereby approves entering into the
agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference (and which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting
at which this article was enacted), with the intent and effect that
this political subdivision shall be bound by the agreement.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Borough
offices.
The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the governing body, acting
alone or together with the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, are hereby
authorized and directed on behalf of the political subdivision to
execute and deliver the agreement, and to execute and deliver such
additional instruments, and to take such further actions, as may be
necessary or appropriate to carry forth the agreement and the transactions
to be effected under the agreement, including payment to the PMHIC
of such amounts as are due by the political subdivision pursuant to
the agreement.
All actions of any officer, agent or other representative of
this political subdivision heretofore taken in the pursuit of the
establishment of the PMHIC and/or the political subdivision's
participation therein are hereby ratified and approved in all respects.
The governing body of the political subdivision is hereby authorized
to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry
out the purposes of this article and of the agreement.
As required by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A.
The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the agreement.
B.
This political subdivision shall participate in the PMHIC for an
initial term of three years from the date that they first elected
to purchase benefits through PMHIC. Thereafter, termination of the
agreement shall be as further set forth therein.
C.
The purpose and objectives of the agreement are as set forth in the
preamble of this article and in the agreement.
D.
The manner and extent of financing the agreement are that no borrowing
will be required by the political subdivision, funds to implement
the political subdivision's obligations under the agreement same
shall come from normal and usual budgeted amounts for such matters,
and other provisions governing the manner and extent of the financing
of the PMHIC shall be as set forth in the agreement.
E.
The PMHIC shall be managed by its Board of Directors pursuant to
the terms of the agreement.
F.
All property, real or personal, of the PMHIC, shall be acquired,
managed, licensed or disposed of by the PMHIC in accordance with the
terms of the agreement.
G.
The PMHIC created by the agreement shall be empowered to enter into
contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits pursuant
to the terms of the agreement.
