COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR POLICE SERVICE ORDINANCE NO.50

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF PINE TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUTHORIZING COOPERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS BETWEEN PINE TOWNSHIP AND CHERRY TREE BOROUGH, BOTH OF WHICH ARE MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE COUNTY OF INDIANA.

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Pine, of the County of Indiana and

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Township”) deems it to be in the public interest to enter into

a cooperative agreement with The Borough of Cherry Tree, of the County of Indiana and

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Borough”), pursuant to which the Borough will provide police

services by its employed police officers to the Township on specified terms and conditions; and

WHEREAS, the power to enter into such an agreement is granted by the Constitution of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Article 9, Section 5, et seq.; the Pennsylvania Inter-governmental

Cooperation Law, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2301 et seq. and particularly 53 Pa.C.S § 2303, Intergovernmental

cooperation authorized, and 53 Pa.C.S § 2304, Intergovernmental cooperation; and the Pennsylvania

Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq. and specifically 53 P.S. § 66507,

Intergovernmental cooperation, and 53 P.S. § 66903, Contracts to secure police service; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to 53 Pa.C.S. § 2307, Content of ordinance, the Township shall adopt

an Ordinance specifying certain terms of the agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE,  PINE TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

HEREBY ENACTS AND ORDAINS the following Ordinance:

1.  The Board of Supervisors of the Township is hereby authorized and directed to enter into

an agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Borough for the provision of police services to the

Township by the employees of the Borough, and any such modifications of the Agreement as may

be agreed to by the Township and the Borough.

2.  The conditions of the Agreement shall be that the Borough shall provide police service

to the Township by the employees of the Borough, upon terms and conditions to be specified by the

Agreement.  Upon the due execution of the Agreement by all parties, the police officers of the

Borough shall have all the powers and authority conferred by law on police officers in the Township.

3. The Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated upon terms and conditions as

specified by the Township and the Borough in the Agreement.

4.  The purpose and objective of the Agreement are to provide police service to the Township

on a cost-effective basis, it being recognized by the Township that its resources do not permit it to

operate its own police department and to employ officers for that purpose.

5.  The Township shall compensate the Borough for the police services to be provided by

payment from the general funds of the Township.

6.   The Agreement shall be implemented by the Board of Supervisors of the Township and

the governing body of the Borough.

7.  The Township does not contemplate that it shall acquire, manage, license or dispose of

real or personal property pursuant to the Agreement.

8.  The persons providing police services hereunder shall for all purposes be deemed to be

employees of the Borough, which shall be solely empowered to enter into contracts for policies of

group insurance and employee benefits, including Social Security, for its employees.

9.  In the event any provision, term or condition of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid

for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any remaining provision, term or condition

of this Ordinance, it being the intent of the Township that the remainder shall be and remain in full

force and effect to the fullest extent possible.

10.  All ordinances or part of ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

11.  This Ordinance shall become effective five (5) days after enactment hereof, as provided

by law.