[Adopted 9-18-1990 by Ord. No. 677-C; amended in its entirety 2-18-1992 by Ord. No. 682-C]
The proper Borough officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borough of Cheswick an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of the Attorney General.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
The Borough of Cheswick has evidenced its intent to participate in the Allegheny County Task Force activities designed to combat the 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 the Attorney General and other signatory municipalities.
The Borough of Cheswick 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.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
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.
Financing for this agreement shall be made through grants, donations and moneys received by the Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and moneys furnished by the Office of the District Attorney, Allegheny County, as a result of seizures of moneys and/or assets resulting from drug investigations. Further, the Office of the Attorney General has agreed to reimburse the township for overtime incurred by Task Force members performing Task Force duties, provided that prior approval for overtime hours is obtained from the Office of the 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, procedure and guidance from the Pennsylvania Office of the 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, procedure and guidance of the Pennsylvania Office of the 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 the Attorney General.
The entity created by this chapter shall be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group life insurance and employee benefits, including social security, for its employees.