The agreement between the township and the Borough is hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.
For purposes of the Act, the pertinent terms and provisions of the agreement are
as follows:
A. While maintaining all responsibility for and to its
police officers, the Borough shall provide routine and emergency first
police response services to the school district campus, including that portion which lies situate in the township.
B. The initial term of the agreement is for a period
of two years from adoption of the agreement by Borough Council with
one year renewals thereafter unless terminated by 180 days' notice
by either party.
C. The purpose and objective of the agreement is to provide
necessary first police response services to the school district campus
in both the Borough and the township where the Borough police can
better police the area because they know the students and geography
and are located closer than the township police. Borough police officers
serving within the township retain all usual police authority to enforce
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordinances of the
township. However, said officers remain employees of the Borough and
not the township.
D. The Borough is financing its obligations under the
agreement through appropriations under its Police Department budget.
E. The Borough's Police Department and municipal government
are the only organizational structures necessary for implementation
of the agreement.
F. The Agreement contemplates no acquisition, management,
licensing or disposal of real or personal property.
G. The Borough retains all rights and obligations for
group insurance, employee benefits and social security for all its
police officers under the agreement.
The entire agreement may be viewed during regular
business hours at the Borough municipal office located at 4 West Lancaster
Avenue, Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335.