Pursuant to the authority set forth above, Allegheny Township is hereby authorized to join the Central
Westmoreland Council of Governments and to participate in intergovernmental
agreements through that organization, under the following terms and
conditions:
A. The conditions of the agreement of membership, as
set forth in the bylaws and other organizational documents of the
Central Westmoreland Council of Governments, are hereby adopted, ratified
and confirmed, to the extent that said conditions are not otherwise
inconsistent with any ordinance, resolution or policy of this Township
or otherwise prohibited by law. This Township Board of Supervisors,
or its duly appointed representative or representatives, shall have
the authority to reject any action or agreement of the said Central
Westmoreland Council of Governments which is inconsistent therewith.
B. This Township's participation or membership in the
Central Westmoreland Council of Governments shall be for one year,
and shall be renewable each year, by a duly adopted resolution of
this Board, except that nothing herein contained shall be interpreted
as precluding the Allegheny Township Board of Supervisors from withdrawing
or terminating its membership in the Central Westmoreland Council
of Governments sooner, if said withdrawal or termination is determined
to be in the best interest of the Township;
C. The purposes of and objectives for this Township's
participation and membership in the Central Westmoreland Council of
Governments is as set forth in the above recitals, which are incorporated
herein; in Act 180, as cited above; and as set forth in the bylaws
and other organizational documents of the entity. In addition, the
purpose of and objective for participation and membership is to provide
a medium for more efficient performance of governmental functions
and delivery of certain municipal services and a forum for discussion
of same.
D. Allegheny Township Board of Supervisors is hereby
authorized, following a resolution duly adopted, to pay annual membership
fees in and to the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments, as
well as to expend such other funds as may be authorized by law, or
as may be approved by this Council, as necessary to carry out the
functions and purposes of any intergovernmental agreement or membership
in said entity.
E. The structure of the Central Westmoreland Council
of Governments, as set forth in its bylaws and other organizational
documents, is hereby ratified and confirmed. This Township Board of
Supervisors shall appoint annually such delegate, delegate(s) or alternates
to the governing body of said entity to assure adequate representation
of the Township therein.
F. To the extent that it has the capacity or obligation
to control, all property, real or personal, which shall be acquired
by the Central Westmoreland Council of Governments shall be managed
or disposed of in accordance with that entity's bylaws or other organizational
documents, or as may be required by law. No transaction which affects
this municipality shall be deemed to be binding thereon unless approved
or ratified by the Board of Supervisors or approved, per authorization,
by this Township's representatives to the organization. Under no circumstances
shall any such transaction be in violation of this Township's ordinances,
resolutions or policies.
G. This Board of Supervisors, or its representatives,
is authorized to take whatever action may be necessary to secure and
establish this Township's right to receive pro rata distribution of
any property to which it is entitled, upon dissolution of the said
Central Westmoreland Council of Governments.
H. This Council is hereby authorized, by resolution,
to enter into any contract which is deemed to be beneficial to the
residents and taxpayers of this Township, including, but not limited
to, policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social
security, for any employees of the Township or of the Central Westmoreland
Council of Governments.
I. No action taken by the Central Westmoreland Council
of Governments, which creates a legal obligation upon this Township,
shall be binding unless and until approved or ratified by this Board
of Supervisors or approved, per authorization, by this Township's
representatives to the organization. Under no circumstances shall
any such transaction be in violation of this Township's ordinances,
resolutions or policies.