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Borough of Edgewood, PA
Allegheny County
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[Adopted 6-4-1984 by Ord. No. 846A]
The Borough of Edgewood joins and is a member of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments.
No action taken by the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments which creates a legal obligation, whether it be contractual, financial, or otherwise, upon a member municipality shall be binding upon a member municipality affected unless and until its municipal legislative body ordains, resolves, or otherwise enacts the actions recommended by the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, according to the procedure set forth in the appropriate municipal code and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This agreement stands in perpetuity.
A. 
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall assist the member municipalities individually or collectively to execute their governmental responsibilities in as efficient and responsible a manner as possible; further
B. 
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall undertake such other projects related to municipal government as the Board of Directors of the Corporation may direct, subject to the provisions of § 24-6.
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be financed by annual dues paid by member municipalities and by funds obtained by the Corporation from public or private sources.
A. 
The Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be the agent for the Borough of Edgewood in matters pertaining to this agreement;
B. 
A legislative officer of each municipality shall be a Director of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments; and there shall also be appointed an alternate(s) from among the legislative body of that municipality to represent him (her) fully in his (her) absence; and
C. 
The Board of Directors of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments shall be authorized to act as it deems necessary, in accordance with its bylaws, subject to §§ 24-6 and 24-9.
The real or personal property necessary to implement this agreement shall be acquired, managed, and disposed by the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments, in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation and any laws or contracts which apply.
The bylaws of the Turtle Creek Valley Council of Governments attached hereto and made a part hereof are hereby approved.[1]
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Editor's Note: The bylaws are on file in the Borough offices.