[Adopted 11-27-2017 by Ord. No. 787]
The Board of Supervisors of Exeter Township is hereby authorized to execute the Trust Agreement and any other agreements necessary for its participation in the Delaware Valley Health Trust. The Delaware Valley Health Trust Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A[1] and incorporated herein by reference. The Trust Agreement attached hereto is on file for inspection and review at the Exeter Township office, 4975 DeMoss Road, Reading, Pennsylvania 19606. This Trust Agreement may be subsequently modified or amended but in no event shall such amendments or modifications materially adversely affect the right of Exeter Township to participate in the Delaware Valley Health Trust.
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Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township office.
The participation of Exeter Township in the Delaware Valley Health Trust is authorized for the purpose of obtaining high quality health benefits at the most reasonable cost to Exeter Township and its employees, retirees and their dependents.
As set forth in the Trust Agreement and as otherwise stated herein, the following conditions apply to the participation of Exeter Township in the Delaware Valley Health Trust:
A. 
That each trust participant must meet the admission and eligibility requirements set forth therein;
B. 
That each trust participant agrees to pay all annual premiums, contributions, and assessments when due as provided in the trust agreement and bylaws;
C. 
That each trust participant uses its best efforts to provide appropriations for the payment of any contributions, premiums, and assessments required by the Trust;
D. 
That each trust participant cooperate fully in achieving the purposes and objectives of the Trust; and
E. 
That each trust participant comply with all other terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement.
Exeter Township agrees to participate in the Delaware Valley Health Trust for a minimum period of three years from the effective date of its participation and thereafter may withdraw for any reason whatsoever provided that it has fulfilled all the applicable conditions in the Trust Agreement and satisfies all its financial obligations to the Trust upon withdrawal.
The effective date of the participation of Exeter Township in the Delaware Valley Health Trust will be January 1, 2018.
The organizational structure of the Trust consists of a Board of Trustees and Executive Committee selected by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Trust Agreement.
Exeter Township delegates to the Board of Trustees of the Delaware Valley Health Trust the powers enumerated in the Trust Agreement.
All contributions, premiums, and assessments paid by Exeter Township shall be made with funds appropriated for that purpose.
As set forth in the Trust Agreement, the funds required for the operation of the Trust shall be provided by the trust participants through annual appropriations.
The Delaware Valley Health Trust is empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for any of its employees.
This article is being enacted pursuant to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq., and the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66507.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith or in conflict with any of the specific terms enacted hereby, to the extent of said inconsistencies or conflicts, are hereby specifically repealed. This article shall in no other way alter or modify Exeter Township's Code of Ordinances (the "Code") except as specifically stated herein. Any other terms and provisions of the Code that are unaffected by this article are hereby reaffirmed and ratified.
The provisions of this article are severable, and if any section, sentence, clause, part or provision herein shall be held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision of the court shall not effect or impair the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, parts or provisions of the article. It is hereby declared to be the intent of Exeter Township that this article would have been adopted as if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional section, sentence, clause, part or provision had not been included herein.
This article shall become effective immediately.