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Timestamp: 2020-01-18 20:48:09
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§2301', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12']

Township of East Cocalico, PA Investments
Ch 12 Art I Local Government Investment Trust
§ 12-1 Participation authorized.
§ 12-2 Purchase and redemption of shares.
§ 12-3 Custody of funds.
§ 12-4 Legislative findings.
[Adopted 11-6-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-07]
The Township of East Cocalico ("government unit") shall join with other local governmental units in accordance with the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act[1] and other similar acts by becoming a settlor of the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust ("the Trust") and entering into the Declaration of Trust, which is adopted by reference with the same effect as if it has been set out verbatim in this section and a copy of which shall be filed with the minutes of the meeting at which this article was adopted.
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. §2301 et seq.
This government unit is authorized to purchase shares in the Trust from time to time with available funds, and to redeem some or all of those shares from time to time as funds are needed for other purposes, subject to the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in § 12-1. These actions are to be taken by the officers designated for this purpose, pursuant to general or specific instructions by the governing body of this government unit.
The Trustees of the Trust are designated as having official custody of this government unit's funds which are invested by the purchase of shares in the Trust.
The conditions of the agreement are set forth in the Declaration of Trust referred to in § 12-1;
This government unit's participation in the Trust shall be terminable at any time by ordinance, subject to the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in § 12-1;
The Declaration of Trust and the purchase of its shares are for the purpose of investing this governmental unit's funds in obligations which are otherwise legal investments, as part of a pooled arrangement with other local governmental units, thereby achieving economic and other advantages of pooled investments; and the powers and scope of authority delegated as set forth in the Declaration of Trust referred to in § 12-1;
It is not necessary to finance the agreement authorized herein from funds of this government unit except through the purchase of shares in the Trust;
Shares may be repurchased and redeemed from time to time as this government unit may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet its cash investment requirements in accordance with the terms and restrictions of the Declaration of Trust referred to in § 12-1; and
The Trust shall be empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance employee benefits, including social security, for its employees.