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Borough of Pine Grove, PA
Schuylkill County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Pine Grove 8-19-1993 by Ord. No. 320. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Pine Grove shall join with other municipalities in accordance with the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act by becoming a member of the association and entering into the intergovernmental contract which was adopted by reference with the same effect as if it had been set out verbatim in this section and a copy of which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting at which this chapter was adopted.
The Borough of Pine Grove is authorized to enter into the intergovernmental contract for the purposes contained therein. These actions are to be taken by the member(s) or employee(s) of the Borough of Pine Grove designated for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific instructions by the Pine Grove Borough Council, which governing body had adopted this chapter.
The association is designated as having official custody of the Borough of Pine Grove's funds which are invested by association pursuant to the terms of the intergovernmental contract.
As required by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, the following matters are specifically found and determined:
A. 
The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the intergovernmental contract referred to in § 46-2;
B. 
The Borough of Pine Grove's participation in the association shall be terminable at any time by ordinance of the Borough;
C. 
The purposes and objectives of the agreement are set forth hereinabove and the intergovernmental contract and actions contemplated thereby and purposes and objectives contained therein are otherwise legal as part of a pooled arrangement with other governmental units, thereby achieving economic and other advantages of intergovernmental cooperation;
D. 
It is not necessary to finance the agreement authorized herein from municipal funds of the Borough of Pine Grove, except through the contribution of the Borough's basis rate (as such term is defined in the intergovernmental contracts) to the association.
E. 
The association shall be managed by a Board of Commissioners or Executive Committee as set forth in the bylaws of said association, a copy of which has been provided for review in connection with the adoption of this chapter;
F. 
All property, real or personal, shall be acquired, managed or disposed of by the association in accordance with the terms of the intergovernmental contract.