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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny authorizing the County to enter into cooperation agreements with the City of Pittsburgh under the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act for the purpose of jointly cooperating in the performance and exercise of certain governmental functions
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Whereas, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. tit. 53, §2301 et seq. (1997), hereinafter “the Act,” authorizes two or more municipalities to jointly cooperate in the exercise and performance of their respective governmental functions, powers or responsibilities; and
Whereas, Section 105.03 of the County's Administrative Code generally authorizes the County to exercise any of its powers or to perform any of its functions on a cooperative basis with the United States Government or any of its agencies, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any of its units or agencies, and with any municipality, authority or any local or regional agency or intergovernmental agency or council; and
Whereas, the County and the City of Pittsburgh, hereinafter “the City,” acting under the Act, have entered into prior intergovernmental cooperation agreements under which the County and the City have jointly cooperated in the performance and exercise of certain governmental functions; and
Whereas, the County passed Ordinance No. 32125, that authorized the County to enter into cooperation agreements with the City to jointly cooperate in the performance of governmental functions in the areas of, but not limited to, Public Works, Economic Development, Administrative/Financial. Public Safety, and Information Planning Systems and Purchasing; and
Whereas, County Council repealed, over the Chief Executive's Veto, Ordinance No. 32125 and, as a result, the County cannot presently enter into any intergovernmental cooperation agreements with the City;
Whereas, the County and the City are desirous of entering into new intergovernmental cooperation ...
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