[Adopted 5-21-1986 by Ord. No. 52-1986 (Ch. 1, Part 5, of the 1984 Code of Ordinances)]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township signifies their intent and desire to jointly organize, along with the Townships of Conoy and Mount Joy and the Borough of Elizabethtown, all of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an Authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"),[1] for the purpose of acquiring, holding, improving, maintaining, operating and owning the property situated at 70 South Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "the Poplar Street School Building."
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Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Secretary, respectively, of the Township are hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the Township, Articles of Incorporation for the Authority, in substantially the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
In compliance with the requirements of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented, the Townships of Conoy, Mount Joy and West Donegal and the Borough of Elizabethtown, all of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as "the incorporating municipalities"), desiring to incorporate an Authority hereunder, do hereby certify that:
1.
The name of the Authority shall be; "Elizabethtown Area Community Services Authority."
2.
This Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended and supplemented.
3.
No other Authority organized under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended, nor under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, is in existence in or for the incorporating municipalities or any of them, except the following:
A.
Bainbridge Water Authority;
B.
Mount Joy Township Authority;
C.
West Donegal Township Authority.
4.
The names of the incorporating municipalities and the names and addresses of their respective elected officials are as follows:
A.
Township of Conoy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: (Hereafter followed the names and addresses of the Township Supervisors.)
B.
Township of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: (Hereafter followed the names and addresses of the Township Supervisors.)
C.
Township of West Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: (Hereafter followed the names and addresses of the Township Supervisors.)
D.
Borough of Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: (Hereafter followed the names and addresses of the Township Supervisors.)
5.
The names, addresses, appointing municipality and terms of office of the first members of the Boards of the Authority to be formed hereby are as follows: (Hereafter followed the names, addresses, appointing municipality and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority to be formed.)
6.
The purpose of the Authority shall be to acquire, hold, improve, maintain, operate and own the property situated at 70 South Poplar Street, Borough of Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Poplar Street School Building.
7.
The ordinances authorizing the creation of said Authority certified from the records of the Borough Council of the Borough of Elizabethtown, and the Board of Township Supervisors of the Townships of Conoy, Mount Joy and West Donegal, all of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, together with required proofs of publication, are each submitted herewith.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Secretary, respectively, of the Township are further directed to cause notice of the substance of this article, including the substance of the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and of the proposed filing of such Articles of Incorporation to be published as required by the Act.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Secretary, respectively, of the Township are further directed to cause the Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary proofs of publication, to be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to perform all other acts and things necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation of the Authority, including payment of any filing fees required in connection therewith.
Hereafter followed the names addresses, and terms of office of persons, each of whom is a resident and citizen of the Township, which shall be and hereby are appointed as the first members of the Board of the Authority.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the Secretary, respectively, of the Township are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver a deed conveying the Township's interest in the Poplar Street School Building to the Authority and to take and necessary action in connection therewith.