The Borough of Pine Grove shall join with other municipalities
in accordance with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation
Act by becoming a member of the association and entering into the
intergovernmental contract which was adopted by reference with the
same effect as if it had been set out verbatim in this section and
a copy of which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting at
which this chapter was adopted.
The Borough of Pine Grove is authorized to enter into the intergovernmental
contract for the purposes contained therein. These actions are to
be taken by the member(s) or employee(s) of the Borough of Pine Grove
designated for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific instructions
by the Pine Grove Borough Council, which governing body had adopted
this chapter.
The association is designated as having official custody of
the Borough of Pine Grove's funds which are invested by association
pursuant to the terms of the intergovernmental contract.
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 intergovernmental contract referred to in §
46-2;
B. The Borough of Pine Grove's participation in the association
shall be terminable at any time by ordinance of the Borough;
C. The purposes and objectives of the agreement are set forth hereinabove
and the intergovernmental contract and actions contemplated thereby
and purposes and objectives contained therein are otherwise legal
as part of a pooled arrangement with other governmental units, thereby
achieving economic and other advantages of intergovernmental cooperation;
D. It is not necessary to finance the agreement authorized herein from
municipal funds of the Borough of Pine Grove, except through the contribution
of the Borough's basis rate (as such term is defined in the intergovernmental
contracts) to the association.
E. The association shall be managed by a Board of Commissioners or Executive
Committee as set forth in the bylaws of said association, a copy of
which has been provided for review in connection with the adoption
of this chapter;
F. All property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed or disposed
of by the association in accordance with the terms of the intergovernmental
contract.