[Adopted 10-14-1957 by Ord. No. 543]
The City Council of the City of Greensburg hereby
signifies its intention and desire to organize jointly with the Borough
of South Greensburg and the Borough of Southwest Greensburg an Authority
under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,
as amended.
[Amended 9-14-2015 by Ord. No. 2057]
The Mayor and the City Administrator are hereby
authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City of Greensburg
Articles of Incorporation for said Authority providing, among other
things:
A. That the name of the Authority shall be: Greater Greensburg
Sewage Authority.
B. That the Authority is formed under the Act of May
2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended, known as the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945.
C. That no other Authority has been organized under said
Act or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, and is in existence in or for the City of Greensburg except
the Greensburg Municipal Authority and the Greensburg Parking Authority.
D. That the names of the incorporating municipalities
are the City of Greensburg, the Borough of South Greensburg and the
Borough of Southwest Greensburg, all in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,
and that the names and addresses of the municipal authorities of said
municipalities: the Mayor, City Administrator and City Councilmen
of the City of Greensburg; the Burgess, Borough Secretary, President
of Borough Council and Borough Councilmen of the Borough of South
Greensburg and of the Borough of Southwest Greensburg, shall be set
forth.
E. That there shall be seven members of the Board of
the Authority, three appointed by the City of Greensburg, two appointed
by the Borough of South Greensburg and two appointed by the Borough
of Southwest Greensburg. The affirmative vote of five of the members
of the Board shall be required for the purpose of organizing the Authority
and conducting the business thereof and for all other purposes, and
this provision shall be inserted in the application for Articles of
Incorporation and bylaws of said Authority. The names, addresses,
terms of office and appointing municipalities of the first members
of the Board of the Authority are as follows.
The proper officers of the City are hereby directed,
as required by the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended, to publish notice of this chapter and of the day upon
which said Articles of Incorporation will be filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to file Articles of Incorporation,
together with the ordinance authorizing the incorporation of the Authority
and the necessary proofs of publication, with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth; and to do all other things necessary or appropriate
to effect the incorporation of the Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority.
[Amended 4-20-1963 by Ord. No. 687]
The project which shall be undertaken by the
Authority is: to acquire the sewage collection system of the City
of Greensburg, the Borough of South Greensburg and the Borough of
Southwest Greensburg; to construct a sewage treatment plant, interceptor
sewers and extensions and additions to said existing sewage collection
systems; and to maintain and operate or to lease the same for operation,
as may be determined for the benefit of the inhabitants of said municipalities
and of Hempfield Township, not a member of the Authority.
[Added 12-11-1989 by Ord. No. 1428]
A. There shall be added to the original Articles of Incorporation
a provision increasing the term of existence of the Greater Greensburg
Sewage Authority until December 31, 2025.
B. In all other respects, the original Articles of Incorporation
are hereby ratified and confirmed.