[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Vandergrift as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-1-1991 by Ord. No. 10-1991 (Ch. I, Part 12A, of the 1970
Code of Ordinances)]
Vandergrift Borough has evidenced its intent to participate
in the Municipal Drug Task Force activities in cooperation with the
Commonwealth's Office of Attorney General, designed to interdict
the illegal use and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal drugs
within its municipal boundaries as well as within the boundaries of
nearby communities.
This agreement may include intergovernmental cooperative activities
with adjacent and nearby municipal governments as part of a regional
effort to interdict illegal drug activities.
Vandergrift Borough shall utilize the services of its police
force, both full-time as well as part-time, under the conditions set
forth in the agreement and in compliance with the Municipal Police
Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8953.
Vandergrift Borough shall establish, pursuant to the terms of
the agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated as a part
of this article, appropriate procedures to comply with all relevant
provisions of the agreement and relevant regulations, direction and
guidance from the Office of the Attorney General.
The term of the agreement shall commence on October 1, 1991,
and may be terminated at any time upon 30 days' written notice.
The purpose and objectives of the agreement include region-wide
coordination of municipal police activities in an effort to combat
illegal narcotics and drug trafficking.
The agreement shall be financed with the assistance of funds
supplied by the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the terms
of this agreement shall be covered by directives, procedures and guidance
from the Office of the Attorney General and other area police departments.
All property, real or personal, acquired, managed 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 Office of the Attorney General.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management,
control and direction of its employees with assistance, financial
or otherwise, from the Office of the Attorney General.
The entity created by this article shall be empowered to enter
into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits,
including social security, for its employees.
[Adopted 10-8-1991 by Ord. No. 11-1991 (Ch. I, Part 12B, of the 1970
Code of Ordinances)]
Vandergrift Borough has evidenced its intent to participate
in the Westmoreland County Task Force activities 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.
Vandergrift Borough 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 agreement, a copy of which
is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A."
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite, subject to
termination as provided in the agreement.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are to foster increased
cooperation among the various signatory municipalities, to improve
drug law enforcement throughout the signatory municipalities, and
to enhance the skill and professionalism of police officers from each
of the signatory municipalities by, among other things, conferring
authority upon police officers to exercise official duties in other
municipalities, thereby reducing the law enforcement problems relating
to jurisdiction, territory or boundary issues.
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 agreement itself, 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.