The President and Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of
Upper Pottsgrove Township are authorized to enter into an intergovernmental
cooperation agreement establishing a police emergency response team
to be known as "Montgomery County S.W.A.T. - Western Region."
The intergovernmental cooperation agreement providing for Montgomery
County S.W.A.T. - Western Region shall contain the following:
A. Provisions
authorizing police officers to act outside the boundaries of their
respective municipalities; establishing a Board of Chiefs; providing
for meetings; directing finance procedures and reports; setting a
procedure for activation and operation of Montgomery County S.W.A.T.
- Western Region; providing for deputizing, immunity and claims; providing
for additional municipalities; providing for interpretation of the
agreement; providing for termination and for an effective date of
the agreement; providing for the dissolution of CMERT; providing for
transfer of all property of CMERT to Montgomery County S.W.A.T. -
Western Region.
B. The
intergovernmental cooperation agreement shall provide for termination
upon 30 days' written notice.
C. The
purpose and objective of the agreement shall be to have available
for use throughout territorial limits of all municipalities signing
the agreement the services of police employed by any and all of the
participating municipalities for Montgomery County S.W.A.T. - Western
Region activities.
D. All
financing arrangements shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners
of Upper Pottsgrove Township.
E. The
organization structure shall be by the Board of Chiefs, which shall
be composed of the Chief of Police of each police department of the
participating municipalities.
F. All
property, real or personal, acquired by Montgomery County S.W.A.T.
- Western Region shall be managed and controlled by the Board of Chiefs.
G. Montgomery
County S.W.A.T. - Western Region shall be empowered to enter into
contracts for insurance and other benefits only as authorized by the
Board of Commissioners of Upper Pottsgrove Township by resolution.
H. The
final form of any agreement and/or amendment thereto shall be approved
by the Board of Commissioners of Upper Pottsgrove Township.