The VFSA shall join with other local government units in accordance
with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act and other similar acts
by becoming a settler of the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment
Trust (the Trust) and entering into the Declaration of Trust, which
is adopted by reference with the same effect as if has been set out
verbatim in this section and a copy of which shall be filed with the
minutes of the meeting at which this resolution was adopted.
The VFSA is authorized to purchase shares in the Trust from time to time with available funds and to redeem some or all of those shares from time to time as funds are needed for other purposes, subject to the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in §
7-1. These actions are to be taken by the individual(s) designated for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific instructions by the governing body of the VFSA.
The Trustees of the Trust are designated as having official
custody of the VFSA's funds which are invested by the purchase
of shares in the Trust.
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 Declaration of Trust referred to in §
7-1;
B. The VFSA's participation in the Trust shall be terminable at any time by resolution, subject to the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in §
7-1;
C. The Declaration of Trust and the purchase of its shares are for the purpose of investing the VFSA's funds in obligations which are otherwise legal investments, as part of a pooled arrangement with other local governmental units, thereby achieving economic and other advantages of pooled investments, and the powers and scope of authority delegated are set forth in the Declaration of Trust referred to in §
7-1;
D. It
is not necessary to finance the agreement authorized herein from funds
of the VFSA except through the purchase of shares in the Trust;
E. The
Trust shall be managed by a Board of Trustees as set forth in the
Declaration of Trust and the bylaws provided for therein;
F. Shares may be repurchased and redeemed from time to time as the VFSA may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet its cash investment requirements in accordance with the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in §
7-1; and
G. The
Trust shall be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group
insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for its
employees.