[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of York County 12-30-1998 by Ord. No.
1998-05. (This ordinance also superseded former
Ch. 443, adopted 5-13-1964.) Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Authorities — See Ch. 11.
The name of the Authority shall be "Redevelopment Authority
of the County of York."
The Seal of the Authority shall be circular in form and shall
bear the words "Redevelopment Authority of the County of York, Incorporated,
1964, Pennsylvania" as hereto attached.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Seal of the Authority is available
for inspection from the Redevelopment Authority.
The offices of the Authority shall be at the Commissioners Office,
York County Courthouse, York, Pennsylvania, but the Authority may
have offices at such other place or places as the Authority may from
time to time designate by resolution.
The officers of the Authority shall be a Chairman, a Vice Chairman
and a Secretary-Treasurer.
A.
Chairman. The Chairman, as chief executive officer, shall supervise
the Authority's affairs and activities. He shall preside at all
meetings of the Authority and shall submit such recommendations and
information as he may consider proper, or which he was directed by
the Authority to obtain, concerning the business affairs and policies
of the Authority. The Chairman and one other member of the Authority
shall sign all contracts, deeds and other instruments to be made by
the Authority, except as otherwise determined by a resolution of the
Authority.
B.
Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the
Chairman in the absence or incapacity of the Chairman. Upon the resignation
or death of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall perform all the
duties of the Chairman until such time as the Authority shall elect
a new Chairman.
C.
Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the custodian
of all official records and documents as well as of the Seal belonging
to the Authority. He shall have custody of all moneys of the Authority
and shall deposit same in the name of the Authority and in such banks
as the Authority shall direct. He shall sign all orders, vouchers
and checks for the payment of money and shall pay out and disburse
such moneys only at the direction of the Authority. He shall keep
regular books of account showing receipts and expenditures and shall
render to the Authority at each regular meeting or as otherwise directed
by the Authority an account of his transactions and also the financial
condition of the Authority. He shall give a corporate bond for the
faithful performance of his duties in an amount to be determined by
the Authority. He shall be required to give notice of all annual,
regular and special meetings of the Authority as provided by these
bylaws. The Secretary shall have the power to affix the Seal to all
instruments and documents directed to be so executed by the Authority.
A.
Executive Director. The Executive Director shall have the general
supervision over the administration of the business and affairs and
over the employees of the Authority, subject to the direction of the
Authority. It shall be his duty to countersign all checks, prepare
all vouchers and otherwise generally manage the affairs of the Authority,
unless otherwise determined by the Authority. He shall not be a member
of the Authority and shall be appointed by majority vote of the Authority
members.
B.
Additional personnel. Additional personnel as employed by the Authority
shall have such duties as the Authority or the Executive Director
shall direct.
C.
Additional duties. The officers of the Authority shall perform other
duties and functions as may from time to time be required by the Authority
or the bylaws and regulations of the Authority.
D.
Solicitor. A Solicitor may be employed by a resolution approved by
a majority vote of the Authority members.
E.
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. The Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
shall perform the duties of the Secretary-Treasurer in the absence
or incapacity of the Secretary-Treasurer. In the case of resignation
or death of the Secretary-Treasurer, he shall perform the duties as
are imposed on the Secretary-Treasurer until such time as the Authority
shall elect a new Secretary-Treasurer. The Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
may be a member of the Authority.
A.
The Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer shall serve without
compensation other than necessary expenses. The officers shall be
elected at the first organizational meeting of the Authority and thereafter
at the annual meeting of the Authority from among the duly appointed
members of the Authority. They shall hold office for one year from
the time of their election.
B.
Vacancies. Should the office of Chairman, Vice Chairman or Secretary-Treasurer
become vacant, the Authority shall elect a successor from its membership
at a special meeting to be held not later than two weeks from the
time the office became vacant.
A.
At the annual meeting the Authority shall select and employ an Executive
Director whose duties shall be set forth in these bylaws.
B.
Additional personnel may from time to time be employed by the Authority
as is deemed necessary. Such personnel shall have the duties and functions
as are prescribed by the several Acts of the Legislature governing
Urban Redevelopment Authorities.
C.
By resolution, the Authority shall indicate who shall sign and countersign
all vouchers, checks, contracts, reports and documents of the Authority;
who shall be authorized to sign in the absence or incapacity of those
so first authorized; in what bank or banks shall be kept the funds
of the Authority; and the duties of all officers and employees.
D.
Reports, as may be required, shall be made to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
E.
The Secretary shall give two days' notice, in writing, of the
intention to increase the indebtedness of the Authority to all members
of the Authority. However, if all members are present at any meeting,
notice may be given of the intention to increase the indebtedness
at the next meeting as determined by the Authority.
F.
Committees. The Chairman may appoint committees consisting of two
members of the Authority as the exigencies of the occasion require.
A.
Annual meetings. Annual meetings of the Authority shall be held each
year at the regular meeting place of the Authority, except when this
date falls on a legal holiday, then the regular meeting shall be held
on the next day after that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday. The
Secretary shall give two weeks' notice of annual meetings.
B.
Regular meetings. Regular meetings shall be held at such times and
places as the Authority shall determine by resolution. The Secretary
shall give at least two days' notice of all regular meetings.
C.
Special meetings. The Chairman of the Authority may, when he deems
it necessary or expedient, and shall, upon the written request of
two members of the Authority, call a special meeting of the Authority
for the purpose of transacting any business designated in the call.
The call for a special meeting shall be delivered to each member of
the Authority at least two full days prior to the meeting. At such
special meeting, no business shall be considered other than as designated
in the call, except that if all members are present and all consent,
all business may be transacted at such meetings.
D.
Quorum. At all meetings of the Authority, three members shall constitute
a quorum for the purpose of elections and transacting all other business.
However, a small number may meet and adjourn until another time or
until a quorum is present.
E.
F.
Voting. The voting on all questions coming before the Authority shall
be by roll call, except in the case of elections. Upon a roll call,
the ayes and nays shall be entered upon the minutes of such meetings.
In the case of elections, the voting shall be by ballot.
The bylaws of the Authority shall be amended only upon written
notice of intention to so amend the bylaws given seven days prior
to the meeting at which the bylaws are to be amended. A quorum shall
be sufficient to amend the bylaws.
