The Council of the Borough of Ephrata hereby approves entering
into the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference (and which shall be filed with the minutes of
the meeting at which this article was enacted), with the intent and
effect that the Borough shall be bound by the agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act, 53 Pa. C.S.A. § 2307, the following matters
are specifically found and determined:
A. The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the agreement.
B. The term of the agreement shall be for a period of five years, commencing
at 12:01 a.m. on the first day of January 2020, and terminating at
12:00 midnight on December 31, 2024.
C. The purpose and objectives of the Agreement are for the Ephrata Police
Department to provide law enforcement services within the corporate
limits of Ephrata Township to the extent and in the manner as set
forth in the agreement.
D. The agreement will be financed from the revenues of the Borough of
Ephrata and Ephrata Township together with such fees, grants and assistance
monies as shall become available from time to time in accordance with
the terms of the agreement.
E. The Borough of Ephrata through its Police Department shall serve
as the organizational structure by which the agreement shall be implemented.
F. Any property, real or personal, acquired, managed, licensed or disposed
of pursuant to the agreement shall be done so in accordance with the
requirements of Act 581 of 1965, P.L. 1656; 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq., the Borough Code, and all other applicable procurement laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and the terms of the agreement.
G. The Borough of Ephrata is empowered to enter into contracts for policies
of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security,
for its employees.