[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Mars as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-9-1991 by Ord. No. 367]
The Borough of Mars has evidenced its intent
to participate in the Butler County Task Force activities designed
to combat the illegal possession and trafficking of narcotics and
other illegal or controlled drugs within its municipal boundaries,
as well as within the boundaries of other near or adjacent communities,
through cooperation with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
and other signatory municipalities.
The Borough of Mars hereby adopts the agreement
which provides a framework for intergovernmental police cooperation
with various signatory municipalities, under the terms of which police
officers of each such municipality shall be and are granted the authority
to officially act as police officers in any other signatory municipality,
subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, a copy of which
is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A."[1]
[1]:
Editor's Note: Exhibit "A" is on file in the
Borough offices.
The duration of the agreement shall be indefinite,
subject to termination as provided in the agreement.
The purposes and objectives of the agreement
are to foster increased cooperation among the various signatory municipalities,
to improve drug law enforcement throughout the signatory municipalities,
and to enhance the skill and professionalism of police officers from
each of the signatory municipalities by, among other things, conferring
authority upon police officers to exercise official duties in other
municipalities, thereby reducing the law enforcement problems relating
to jurisdiction, territory, or boundary issues.
Each municipality shall be responsible for all
expenses incurred by reason of action taken by its police officers
pursuant to this agreement with the assistance of funds supplied by
the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
The organizational structure necessary to implement
the agreement, to the extent that it is not set forth in the agreement
itself, shall be covered by directives, procedures, and guidance from
the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and other area police
departments from municipalities which are signatories to said agreement.
All property, real or personal, which may be
acquired, managed, licensed 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 Pennsylvania Office
of Attorney General.
The municipality shall retain responsibility
for the management, direction, and control of its employees, with
assistance, financial or otherwise, from the Pennsylvania Office of
Attorney General.
The entity created by this article shall be
empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group life insurance
and employee benefits, including social security, for its employees.
This article shall become effective upon the
execution of the agreement and enactment of ordinances by each of
the municipalities who are or in the future may become parties to
this agreement.
