[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
West Mifflin as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-24-1996 by Ord. No. 1059 (Ch. 1, Part 11, of the
1999 Code of Ordinances)]
The Council of the Borough of West Mifflin hereby signifies
its intention to organize an Authority under the provisions of the
Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (the "Act").[1]
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Editor's Note: The Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (53
P.S. § 301 et seq.) was repealed by Act 22 of 2001 (June
19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22). See now the Municipality Authorities
Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The name of the proposed Authority is "West Mifflin Sanitary
Sewer Municipal Authority." In pursuance of said intention, the Articles
of Incorporation of the said Authority are hereby approved and adopted
in the following form:
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A.
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The name of the Authority shall be "West Mifflin Sanitary Sewer
Municipal Authority."
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B.
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The said Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as amended and supplemented.
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C.
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No other Authority has been organized under the "Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945" or under the Act approved June 28, 1935,
P.L. 463, or is in existence in and for said Borough of West Mifflin.
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D.
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The name of the incorporating municipality is the "Borough of
West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania," and the names and addresses
of the members of the Council of the Borough of West Mifflin are as
follows:
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[Here followed the names and addresses of the members of the
Council of the Borough of West Mifflin.]
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E.
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of the said Authority, each being either a citizen of
the Borough of West Mifflin, a taxpayer or having a business in the
Borough of West Mifflin, are as follows:
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[Here followed the names, address and terms of office of the
first members of the Board of the said Authority.]
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The terms of office of the first members of the Board of said
Authority shall commence on the date of appointment and shall be computed
from the first Monday in January of 1996, and all subsequent appointees
shall serve a term of five years.
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The first members of the Board of said Authority, named in the
aforesaid Articles of Incorporation, are hereby specifically appointed
members of said Board for the terms set after their respective names,
commencing on the date of appointment and computed from the first
Monday in January 1996, and all subsequent appointees shall serve
a term of five years.
The President of Council of the Borough of West Mifflin is hereby
authorized and directed to execute said Articles of Incorporation,
on its behalf, and the Borough Secretary is hereby authorized and
directed to affix thereto and attest the Seal of the Borough of West
Mifflin. Said officers are further authorized and directed to cause
a notice of intention to file said Articles of Incorporation to be
published as required by law and to file said Articles of Incorporation,
together with a certified copy of this article and the required proofs
of publication, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and to take all such other action as they may deem necessary or appropriate
to organize said Authority.
The purposes and projects of said Authority are as follows:
to acquire, hold, construct, finance, 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 West Mifflin and for such other territory as the Authority may
be authorized by law to serve and to do all activities and to acquire
all properties and assets useful in relation thereto.
