[Adopted 8-5-1999 by Ord. No. 252]
A. 
The purpose of this Cooperative is to establish a cooperative venture with other political subdivisions to collectively purchase employee benefits insurance.
B. 
The Cooperative shall be established pursuant to an intergovernmental cooperation agreement entitled "Lehigh Valley Insurance Cooperative Agreement."
C. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 23, Subchapter A, Intergovernmental Cooperation, of the General Local Government Code, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq., a municipality may enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement upon the passage of an ordinance by the governing body.
Forks Township shall enter into the Lehigh Valley Insurance Cooperative Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,[1] with the intent and effect that Forks Township shall be bound by the agreement.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Township offices.
The President and Secretary of the Forks Township Board of Supervisors are hereby authorized and directed on behalf of Forks Township to execute and deliver the agreement and to execute and deliver such additional instruments and to take such further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry forth the agreement and the transactions to be effectuated under the agreement, including payment to the Cooperative of such amounts as are due pursuant to the agreement.
All actions of any officer, agent or other representative of Forks Township heretofore taken in the pursuit of the establishment of the Cooperative and/or Forks Township's participation therein are hereby ratified and approved in all respects.
The Board of Supervisors of Forks Township is hereby authorized to take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article and of the agreement.
As required by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act,[1] the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. 
The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the agreement;
B. 
Forks Township shall participate in the Cooperative for an initial term of three years. All renewal terms shall be as further set forth therein;
C. 
The purpose and objectives of the agreement are as set forth in this article and in the agreement;
D. 
The manner and extent of financing the agreement are that no borrowing will be required by Forks Township, funds to implement Forks Township's obligations under the agreement shall come from its normal and usual budget amounts for such matters and other provisions governing the manner and extent of the financing of the Cooperative shall be as set forth in the agreement;
E. 
The Cooperative shall be managed by its Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the agreement;
F. 
All property, real and personal, of the Cooperative shall be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of by the Cooperative in accordance with the terms of the agreement; and
G. 
The Cooperative created by the agreement shall be empowered to enter into contracts or policies of group insurance and employee benefits pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
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Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
This article shall become effective five days after adoption, provided that all other charter members have properly adopted by ordinance the Lehigh Valley Insurance Cooperative Agreement.