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.
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.
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.