[Adopted 12-7-1970 by Ord. No. 19 (Ch. 1, Part 2A, of the
2002 Code of Ordinances)]
The Board of Township Supervisors hereby signifies its intention
and desire to organize an authority under the provisions of the "Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945," as amended.
The Chairman and the Secretary of the Board of Township Supervisors
are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of East Lampeter
Township Articles of Incorporation for the Authority, in substantially
the following form:
A. The
name of the authority is "East Lampeter Sewer Authority."
B. The
authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of May 2, 1945,
P.L. 382, as amended.
C. No
other authority has been organized under said "Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945" (Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended) or under the
Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, and is in existence in
and for the incorporating municipality, East Lampeter Township, except
that said incorporating municipality, together with the City of Lancaster,
the Townships of East Hempfield, Lancaster, Manheim, Manor and West
Lampeter, all located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, previously
organized an authority known as the "Lancaster Area Refuse Authority"
under provisions of the said "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,"
as amended.
D. The
name of the incorporating municipality is East Lampeter Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
E. The
names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows:
F. The
names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board
of the Authority to be formed hereby are as follows:
G. In
addition to the powers and project authorizations of the Authority
provided for in Ord. No. 18 of 1970 of the Board of Supervisors of
the Township, to wit, "exercising and enjoying all powers capable
of being exercised by the municipal authority" and "undertaking projects
to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own and lease,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems,
interceptor lines, sewage treatment works and works for the treatment
and disposal of industrial waste," the Authority is authorized to
acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate and own stormwater
systems or parts thereof, including the planning, management and implementation
of stormwater systems.
[Added 11-13-2019 by Res.
No. 19-2019]
The Chairman and the Secretary of the Board of Township Supervisors
are hereby directed to cause a notice of the proposed filing of the
above Articles of Incorporation to be published once in the Lancaster
Law Review and once in a newspaper published and of general circulation
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as required by the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.
The Chairman and the Secretary of the Board of Township Supervisors
are directed to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with
the necessary proofs of publication, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and to do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate to effect
the incorporation of the East Lampeter Sewer Authority.
The following named persons be and they hereby are appointed
as the first members of the Board of the Authority, whose terms of
office shall commence on the date of appointment and shall be computed
from January 1 next succeeding the date of incorporation:
The project which shall first be undertaken by the Authority
is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own, lease
either as lessor or as lessee, sewers, sewer systems and sewage treatment
works for East Lampeter Township and for such other territory as it
may be authorized to serve.
[Adopted 1-6-2017 by Res.
No. 2017-07]
It is the desire of the Board of Supervisors of East Lampeter
Township and said Board of Supervisors hereby signifies its intention
to organize an industrial and commercial development authority in
said Township under the Economic Development Financing Law.
Pursuant of said desire and intention and in conformity with
the terms and provisions of said Economic Development Financing Law,
the proposed Articles of Incorporation is attached as Exhibit A and
made a part hereof.
The proposed Articles of Incorporation of said Authority shall
be executed by and on behalf of the Township of East Lampeter by the
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and the Seal of said Township
shall be thereto affixed and attested by the Township Secretary. The
Township Solicitor is authorized and directed to cause to be published
the notice of this article which shall contain the substance of the
Articles of Incorporation as required by the aforementioned Act and,
when said Articles of Incorporation are properly executed by the Township
of East Lampeter, the same shall be filed with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.