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Township of Mahoning, PA
Montour County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Mahoning 11-9-1998. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Participation in Council of Governments — See Ch. 11.
Emergency management — See Ch. 22.
Police Department — See Ch. 57.
The Township of Mahoning has evidenced its intent to participate in the Northumberland - Montour Drug Task Force activities in cooperation with the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office, designed to interdict the illegal use and trafficking of narcotics and other illegal drugs within its municipal boundaries as well as within the boundaries of nearby communities.
This Agreement[1] may include intergovernmental cooperative activities with adjacent and nearby municipal governments as part of a regional effort to interdict illegal drug activities.
[1]
Editor's Note: The text of the Drug Task Force Agreement is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.
The Township of Mahoning shall utilize the services of its police force, full-time officers only, under the conditions set forth in the Agreement and in compliance with the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8953.
The Township of Mahoning shall establish, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated as a part of this chapter,[1] appropriate procedures to comply with all relevant provisions of the Agreement and relevant regulations, direction, and guidance from the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office.
[1]
Editor's Note: The text of the Drug Task Force Agreement is on file in the office of the Township Secretary.
The term of the Agreement shall commence on November 9, 1998, and may be terminated at any time upon 30 days' written notice.
The purpose and objectives of the Agreement include region-wide coordination of municipal police activities in an effort to combat illegal narcotics and drug trafficking.
The Agreement shall be financed with the assistance of funds supplied by the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office.
The organizational structure necessary to implement the terms of this Agreement shall be covered by directives, procedures, and guidance from the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office.
All property, real or personal, acquired, managed, or disposed of pursuant to this Agreement shall be in accordance with both the terms of the Agreement as well as the directives, procedures, and guidance of the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office.
The municipality shall retain responsibility for the management, control and direction of its employees with assistance, financial or otherwise, from the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office and the Montour County District Attorney's Office.