[Adopted 7-11-1995 by Ord. No. 1724]
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.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Township offices.
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.
A.
The
intergovernmental communication entity is hereby authorized to establish
a board of delegates to provide for representation of all municipalities
thereon. The Board is hereby authorized to set policies, adopt a budget
and generally govern the emergency dispatching and communication services
of the emergency communication dispatch center, which shall be known
as "NEWCOM." The Board shall be comprised of one delegate from each
participating municipality. Each delegate shall be a member of the
governing body of the municipality represented and shall have one
vote on the Board per each 1,000 municipal residents, based upon the
most recent United States census, rounded down to the nearest whole
number. The affirmative vote of a majority of the total weighted votes
of the Board shall be required in order to take action, which action
shall be binding upon each municipality. The Board shall meet regularly
as it shall determine.
B.
An
operating committee is also authorized to be created at the administrative
level to carry out the policies of the Board in the operation of NEWCOM
and to perform such other functions as shall be designated by the
Board. The Committee shall be comprised of the Municipal Manager/Secretary
of each municipality. Each member shall have one vote in the Committee.
The affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the Committee
shall be required in order to take action or approve a Committee recommendation.
The Committee shall meet regularly as it shall determine. The Committee
shall develop recommendations of policies, budgets and procedures
for NEWCOM. Such recommendations shall be subject to approval by the
Board.
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.
