We, the representatives of municipal governments in the South Hills Region of Allegheny County hereby join together in a voluntary organization to be known as the SOUTH HILLS AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS for the purpose of meeting at regular intervals to discuss and study community challenges of mutual interest and concern and to develop policy and action recommendations for ratification and implementation by member municipal governments. 

We realize that our individual and common goals and objectives rest with the interdependent actions of the local governments which comprise our area.

This voluntary association which we have formed is a vehicle for closer cooperation, and is not a new layer of government nor a super-government. As a voluntary organization of municipal governments, the members seek, by mutual agreement, solutions to mutual problems for mutual benefit. 

Our goal is to combine our total resources for regional challenges beyond our individual capabilities while retaining and strengthening local home rule.