[Adopted 1-9-2012 by Ord.
No. 01-2012]
The Board of Supervisors hereby is authorized to enter into
an intergovernmental cooperation agreement for a limited scope of
code enforcement services for Washington Township, Westmoreland County,
a copy of which Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement is attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A" and which shall be referred
to herein as the "agreement."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said agreement is on file in the Township
offices.
The agreement sets forth the terms pursuant to which the Allegheny
Township Board of Supervisors and Washington Township Board of Supervisors
shall work together to provide code enforcement services administered
by Allegheny Township. The term of the agreement shall commence as
of the date of the agreement and shall continue for 12 months thereafter
with automatic renewals of one-year periods thereafter unless either
party gives the other six months' written notice of its intent
to terminate. The Washington Township Board of Supervisors will be
paying Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, directly for services
rendered and no financing of the agreement shall be required.
No new organizational structure is necessary to implement the
agreement.
In accordance with the agreement, Washington Township will provide
the needed enforcement tools in order for Allegheny Township personnel
to perform such services and will include office supplies and access
to a computer for various code enforcement activities.
The agreement will require appointment of the Code Officer as
the official code officer of Washington Township, therefore requiring
said official to be included in the public officials liability policy
held by Washington Township for decisions and actions taking place
within Washington Township. No other policies of group insurance and
employee benefits will be required by Washington Township. Rather,
the employees involved in this agreement shall be insured by their
respective employers, namely Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.
