[Adopted 4-1-1946]
The Town Council hereby signifies its intention
and desire to organize an authority under the provisions of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Editor’s Note: See now Municipality Authorities
Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
A.
The Burgess,
the President of the Town Council and the Secretary are hereby authorized
and directed to execute, on behalf of the Borough of Chambersburg,
Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the
following form:
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Articles of Incorporation
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements of the Act
of May 2, 1945, No. 164, known as the "Municipality Authorities Act
of 1945," the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg,
in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority
thereunder, does hereby certify:
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1.
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The name of the Authority is "The Municipal
Authority of the Borough of Chambersburg."
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2.
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Said Authority is formed under the provisions
of the Act of May 2, 1945, No. 164.
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3.
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No other Authority organized under the Act of
May 2, 1945, No. 164, or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463,
as amended, or under the Act of December 27, 1933 (Special Session,
1933, P.L. 114), is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality,
the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg.
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4.
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The name of the incorporating municipality is
the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg, in Franklin
County, Pennsylvania.
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5.
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The names and addresses of its municipal authorities
are as follows:_
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6.
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The names, addresses and terms of office of
the first members of the Board of the Municipal Authority to be formed
hereby are as follows:_
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7.
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The ordinance authorizing the creation of said
Authority, certified from the records of the Burgess and the Town
Council of the Borough of Chambersburg, together with advertisement
of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation, are each submitted
herewith.
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The term of existence of said Authority shall
be 50 years from the day of approval of these Articles of Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation.
[Added 6-13-1966 by Ord. No. 66-18_] | ||
B.
The
Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg authorizes and approves
the following amendment to the Municipal Authority of the Borough
of Chambersburg's Articles of Incorporation:
[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-11[1]]
(1)
The Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to provide as follows:
The projects which shall be undertaken by said Authority are to acquire,
hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own, lease, either as
lessor or as lessee, water and sewer works, water and sewer supply,
water distribution systems and sewer collection systems for the Borough
of Chambersburg and for such other territory as it may be authorized
to serve. The Authority shall also be authorized to own, operate and
maintain stormwater controls and related facilities and engage in
stormwater planning, management, and implementation.
(2)
The Authority's term of existence shall be extended 50 years from
the date of approval of the Articles of Amendment.
(3)
Section 1 of the Articles of Incorporation shall be amended so that
the name of the Authority, "The Municipal Authority of the Borough
of Chambersburg," is changed to the "Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority."
[1]
Editor's Note: A complete copy of this ordinance, which also
provided for the certification and submission of copies and any actions
necessary for enactment, is on file in the Borough offices.
C.
The Town
Council of the Borough of Chambersburg authorizes and approves the
following amendments to the Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority's
Articles of Incorporation: [Added 5-9-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03][2]
(1)
The Articles
of Incorporation shall be amended to provide that in addition to the
projects currently permitted to be undertaken by the Authority in
the Articles of Incorporation, the Authority shall continue to be
permitted to finance the following projects:
(a)
The
Authority shall be permitted to finance projects, to include buildings
to be devoted wholly or partially for public uses, including public
schools, libraries, and facilities for the conduct of judicial proceedings
and for revenue-producing purposes;
(b)
Hospitals
and health centers;
(c)
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; and
(d)
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 related thereto.
[2]
Editor’s Note: A complete copy of this ordinance, which
also provided for the certification and submission of copies and any
actions necessary for enactment, is on file in the Borough offices.
The project which shall be undertaken by said
Authority is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate,
own and lease, either as lessor or as lessee, waterworks, water supply
works and water distribution systems for the Borough of Chambersburg
and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve.
[Added 5-31-1957]
The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Chambersburg
is hereby authorized to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain,
operate, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee,
sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof, and sewage treatment works,
including works for treating and disposing of industrial waste, for
the Borough of Chambersburg and for such other territory as it may
be authorized to serve.
[Added 12-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-17]
The Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority of the Borough of
Chambersburg is hereby authorized to acquire, hold, construct, improve,
maintain, operate, own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor
or lessee, commercial, industrial, or business district real estate,
or parts thereof, and parks, parking lots, utility systems, including
municipal infrastructure, for the Borough of Chambersburg and for
such other territory as it may be authorized to serve, for the benefit
of commercial, residential, or industrial redevelopment, expansion
of employment, the tax base, or sales of utilities.
