The Township is hereby authorized to create an intergovernmental
emergency dispatching and communication entity consisting of, but
not limited to, one or more of the municipalities of Aspinwall, Blawnox,
Etna, Fox Chapel, Hampton, Indiana, Millvale, O'Hara, Reserve,
Richland, Shaler, Sharpsburg or West Deer.
The Township is hereby authorized to delegate or transfer its
emergency dispatching and communication services to such intergovernmental
entity, which shall manage and operate an emergency communication
dispatch center.
The intergovernmental cooperation agreement ("agreement"), attached
hereto and made a part of this article, between the Township and the
above municipalities creating such entity is hereby approved and ratified
in all respects.
The conditions of the agreement are those conditions set forth
therein.
The agreement shall be effective for one year, commencing January
1, 1996, and will remain in effect on a year-to-year basis thereafter,
until renewed, amended or terminated as set forth in the agreement.
The purpose and objectives of the agreement are those purposes
and objectives set forth therein.
The manner and extent of financing of the entity shall be the
manner and extent as set forth in the agreement.
The organization structure of the entity shall be that organizational
structure as set forth in the agreement.
The entity may acquire, manage and dispose of property as set
forth in the agreement.
The entity is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for
policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social
security, for its employees, as determined by the Board of Delegates.
The proper officers of the Township are hereby authorized and
directed to execute and deliver to the other municipalities the attached
agreement and any additional documents to effectuate the purposes
of this article as well as the agreement.
This article is adopted pursuant to the powers and authority
of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 P.S. § 481.