[Adopted 8-12-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-03]
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board
of Commissioners of the County of York, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and it is hereby resolved by the authority of the Board as follows:
The Board of Commissioners of the County of
York, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, desires to and hereby signifies
its intention to organize a general authority in said County and commonwealth,
under the Articles of Incorporation of Municipal Authority.
In pursuance of said intention, the Articles
of Incorporation of said authority are hereby approved by the Board
of Commissioners in the following form:
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Articles of Incorporation
of
Municipal Authority
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, 53 P.S. §§ 301 to 322, and
pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of
the County of York, Pennsylvania, that a General Authority be established
under the provisions of the aforementioned law, the Board of Commissioners
of the County of York, Pennsylvania, desiring that a General Authority
be established and that a Certificate of Incorporation be issued to
said Authority does hereby certify:
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(a)
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Name: The name of the Authority shall be: "General
Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania."
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(b)
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Enabling act: The Authority is formed under
the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, as
amended.
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(c)
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Other authorities: No other Authority has been
organized under the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945, as amended,
or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, and is in existence in
or for the incorporating municipality, except:
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1.
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York County Industrial Development Authority;
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2.
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York County Hospital Authority;
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3.
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York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority;
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4.
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York County Transportation Authority;
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5.
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Air Transportation Authority of York County;
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6.
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York County Redevelopment Authority;
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7.
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York County Rail Trail Authority;
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8.
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Maryland and Pennsylvania Preservation Authority;
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9.
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Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority;
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(d)
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Incorporating municipality: The name of the
incorporating municipality is the County of York, Pennsylvania.
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The names and addresses of the Board of Commissioners
of the County of York, Pennsylvania, are as follows:
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Name
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Address
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Robert A. Minnich
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1670 Northview Road York, PA 17402
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Christopher B. Reilly
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256 Brookwood Drive York, PA 17403
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Shirley L. Glass
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405 Monocacy Trail Spring Grove, PA 17362
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(e)
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Board of authority: The Board shall consist
of seven members. Three members shall be chosen and appointed by the
York County Commissioners (YCC). Two members shall be recommended
by the York County Industrial Development Authority (YCIDA) and appointed
by the York County Commissioners in their sole discretion. Two members
shall be recommended by the York County Economic Development Corporation
(YCEDC) and appointed by the York County Commissioners in their sole
discretion. Each member shall be a citizen and resident of York County.
If the recommending body fails or refuses to recommend sufficient
prospective members which are satisfactory to the Board of County
Commissioners, within 30 days of the end of the term of the member
subject to reappointment or replacement, the Board of County Commissioners
shall appoint or reappoint, as applicable, the appropriate members
in its sole discretion.
[Amended 5-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-04] | |
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The names, addresses, appointing party and terms
of office of the first members of the Board of said Authority are
as follows:
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Name
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Address
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Appointing Party
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Term
(years)
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James Phipps
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2570 Springwood Road York, PA 17402
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YCC
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1
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J. Donald Butcher
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3687 Concord Road York, PA 17402
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YCIDA
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1
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James Hogg
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2350 Springwood Road York, PA 17402
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YCIDC
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2
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Glenn Wootton
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940 Westminster Avenue Hanover, PA 17331
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YCC
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2
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Albert H. Spinner
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216 Haines Drive York, PA 17402
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YCIDA
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3
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Richard Reinhardt
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P.O. Box 577 York, PA 17405
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YCIDC
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5
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Robert Delp, Sr.
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2515 Woodmont Drive York, PA 17404
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YCC
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4
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The term of office of the first members of the
Board of the Authority shall commence on the date of appointment and
shall continue for the number of years set forth above, computed,
however, from the first Monday of January 1999. Upon expiration of
the term of any member, the governing body of the appointing party
shall appoint a member of the Board for a term of five years from
the date of expiration of the prior term. Any vacancy on the Board
shall be filled (for the unexpired term) by the governing body of
the appointing party having the power of appointment for that Board
seat.
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(f)
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Purpose and powers: The Authority is organized
for the purpose of financing projects of the following kind and character:
buildings to be devoted wholly or partially for public uses, including
public school buildings, and facilities for the conduct of judicial
proceedings and for revenue producing purposes; transportation, marketing,
shopping, terminals, bridges, tunnels, flood control projects, highways,
parkways, traffic distribution centers, parking spaces, airports and
all facilities necessary or incident thereto; parks, recreation grounds
and facilities; sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof; sewage treatment
works, including works for treatment and disposing of industrial wastes;
facilities and equipment for the collection, removal or disposal of
ashes, garbage, rubbish and other refuse materials by incineration,
landfill or other method; steam heating plants and distribution systems;
incinerator plants; waterworks, water supply works, water distribution
systems; facilities to produce steam; facilities for generating surplus
electric power which are related to incinerator plants, dams, water
supply works, water distribution systems or sewage treatment plants;
swimming pools, playgrounds, lakes, low-head dams; hospitals, health
centers; buildings and facilities for private, nonprofit, nonsectarian
secondary schools, colleges and universities, state-related universities
and community colleges, which are determined by the Authority to be
eligible educational institutions, provided that such buildings and
facilities shall have been approved by resolution or ordinance adopted
by the governing body of the municipality or municipalities organizing
the Authority and that the approval does not obligate the taxing power
of the governing body in any way; motor buses for public use, when
such motor buses are to be used in any municipality, subways; and
industrial development projects, including, but not limited to, projects
to retain or develop existing industries and the development of new
industries, the development and administration of business improvements
and administrative services relating thereto. All Authority projects
shall comply with the requirements of § 306A of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
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When effectuating the previously mentioned purposes,
the Authority is authorized to exercise all those powers enumerated
in § 306B of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as
amended.[2]
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(g)
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Term of existence: The term of existence of
the Authority shall be 50 years.
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The first members of the Authority named in
the proposed Articles of Incorporation, and identified therein as
appointees of this county, are hereby specifically appointed members
of said Board for the terms of office set forth after their respective
names.
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of
the County of York shall execute the required Articles of Incorporation
of said Authority on behalf of the County of York, and the Seal of
said county shall be thereto affixed and attested by the Chief Clerk.
The County Solicitor is authorized and directed to cause to be published,
once in the legal periodical of York County and once in a newspaper
published and of general circulation in York County, a notice of intention
to file said Articles of Incorporation, and to file a certified copy
of this article, together with proofs of publication of the notice
of the public meeting and the notice of the intention to file said
Articles of Incorporation, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, accompanied by the required filing fee as provided
by said Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and
amendments.
