There is hereby adopted and ratified an agreement for intergovernmental cooperation known as the "Municipal Police - Mutual Aid Agreement," hereinafter referred to as the "agreement."
[Adopted 2-7-1991 by Ord. No. 208]
This agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq. relating to cooperation in governmental functions.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are as follows:
A.
To enhance the coordination of drug investigation in the Northampton County area.
B.
To provide for mutual police aid across jurisdictional lines to enable designated police to more effectively enforce the provisions of narcotics and illegal drug laws and thereby to preserve the safety and welfare of the entire area.
C.
To have available for use throughout the territorial limits of all municipalities signing the mutual agreement the services of designated police employed by any and all of said municipalities, under the conditions set forth and in compliance with the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8953.
The agreement shall be subject to all the conditions and terms specified and set forth in the Drug Task Force Agreement which is attached hereto, and incorporated by reference herein, which includes the manner and extent of financing the agreement, the organizational framework and the manner in which property shall be acquired, managed or disposed of.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Township offices.
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite, subject to termination by any municipality, as to that municipality, as is provided in the agreement.