[HISTORY: Article I adopted by the Borough Council of the
Borough of Osborne (now Glen Osborne) as indicated in article history.
Subsequent articles adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough
of Glen Osborne as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-19-1974 by Ord. No. 266]
The Council of the Borough of Glen Osborne finds and therefore
declares that it is necessary that an adequate public ambulance and
related emergency health service be established and operated for the
benefit and preservation of the public health, comfort, convenience
and general welfare and the increase of the prosperity of the inhabitants
of the Borough of Glen Osborne, and that such service can be most
efficiently and economically furnished by means of an intercommunity
municipal authority jointly sponsored by the Township of Aleppo, the
Township of Leet and the Boroughs of Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield,
Haysville, Leetsdale, Glen Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and
Sewickley Hills and incorporated under the applicable laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the express purpose of supplying
such service to all the inhabitants of said municipalities.
It is therefore the joint desire and intention of the Townships
of Aleppo and Leet and the Boroughs of Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield,
Haysville, Leetsdale, Glen Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and
Sewickley Hills, all municipal corporations of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and all situate in the County of Allegheny, to organize
an Authority under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, designated
as Act. No. 164, approved May 2, 1945, together with all supplements
and amendments thereto,[1] for the purpose of exercising and enjoying all of the
powers conferred by said act, its supplements and amendments, except
as otherwise specifically provided in the proposed Articles of Incorporation
hereinafter set forth.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
The name of the proposed Authority shall be: "Quaker Valley
Ambulance Authority."
The proposed Articles are as follows:
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JOINT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA
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In compliance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945,
its supplements and amendments,[1] the Townships of Aleppo and Leet and the Boroughs of Bell
Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Glen Osborne, Sewickley,
Sewickley Heights and Sewickley Hills, all municipal corporations
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and all situate in the County
of Allegheny, pursuant to identical ordinances duly adopted by the
respective municipal authorities of all said municipalities, hereby
signify their joint desire and intention to form an Authority under
said act and do therefore hereby certify as follows:
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1.
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The name of the Authority shall be:
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"Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority."
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2.
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This Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments.
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3.
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No other Authority or Joint Authority organized under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments, or under
the Act approved June 28, 1935, as amended, is in existence in or
for the incorporating municipalities named herein, except as follows:
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(1)
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Aleppo Township Authority: a Municipal Authority organized by
the Township of Aleppo, in the County of Allegheny, under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments, for the purpose
of furnishing water service and a sanitary sewage collection and disposal
system for said Township of Aleppo and adjoining municipalities.
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(2)
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The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Edgeworth, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania: a Municipal Authority organized by the Borough
of Edgeworth under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements
and amendments, for the purpose of furnishing water service to said
Borough of Edgeworth and to the Borough of Leetsdale and the Township
of Leet, all in the County of Allegheny.
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(3)
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The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Leetsdale: a Municipal
Authority organized by the Borough of Leetsdale under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments, for the purpose
of furnishing a sanitary sewage collection and disposal system for
said Borough of Leetsdale and for the Borough of Edgeworth and the
Township of Leet, all in the County of Allegheny.
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Quaker Valley Joint School Authority: a Joint Municipal Authority
organized by the Quaker Valley School District under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments, for the purpose
of providing public school buildings and facilities for said Quaker
Valley School District.
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Sewickley Valley Hospital Authority: a Municipal Authority organized
by the Borough of Sewickley under the Municipality Authorities Act
of 1945, its supplements and amendments, for the purpose of acquiring
and constructing hospital and related facilities for use of inhabitants
of said borough and neighboring municipalities.
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The purpose of the Authority is to provide ambulance and related
equipment and facilities and to furnish ambulance and other related
emergency health services to the inhabitants of a primary service
area consisting of the Townships of Aleppo and Leet and of the Boroughs
of Bell Acres, Edgeworth, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Glen Osborne,
Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and Sewickley Hills, to the inhabitants
of adjoining political subdivisions or areas who may require or desire
such services and to other persons who may require or desire such
services while temporarily within such service area. For such purpose
the Authority shall have and exercise all powers granted by law except
the following:
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(1)
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The Authority shall not undertake any project other than the
providing of ambulance and other related emergency health services.
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(2)
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Total bonded indebtedness of the Authority shall not at any
time exceed the sum of $100,000 without the prior approval of not
less than eight of the incorporating municipalities.
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5.
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In addition to all other reports required by law to be filed
or published by it, the Authority shall prepare a report of its fiscal
affairs for each calendar quarter of its operations and shall file
a copy thereof with each of the incorporating municipalities within
30 days following the last day of each such quarter.
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6.
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The respective names of the incorporating municipalities are:
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Township of Aleppo
Township of Leet
Borough of Bell Acres
Borough of Edgeworth
Borough of Glenfield
Borough of Haysville
Borough of Leetsdale
Borough of Glen Osborne
Borough of Sewickley
Borough of Sewickley Heights
Borough of Sewickley Hills
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7.
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The names and addresses of the municipal authorities of each
of the incorporating municipalities are as follows.[2]
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8.
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The Board of the Authority to be formed pursuant to these Articles
shall consist of 11 members, each of whom, except for those who shall
be members of the first Board of the Authority, shall be appointed
for terms of five years each.
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9.
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One member of the Board of the Authority shall be appointed
by the governing body of each of the several incorporating municipalities.
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10.
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The names and addresses of members of the first Board of the
Authority, the municipality by which each such member has been appointed
and the dates of expiration of their respective terms are as follows.[3]
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11.
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Whenever a vacancy has occurred or is about to occur by reason
of the expiration of the term of any member, the incorporating municipality
which appointed the member whose term has expired or is about to expire
shall appoint a successor member for a full term of five years.
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[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: The names and addresses of the original
officials of the incorporating municipalities were excluded from publication.
For a complete listing of such officials, see Ord. No. 266 on file
in the office of the Borough Secretary.
[3]
Editor's Note: The names, addresses and terms of office
of the original members of the Board of the Authority were excluded
from publication. For a complete listing of such members, see Ord.
No. 266 on file in the office of the Borough Secretary.
__________ is hereby appointed a member of the first Board of
the Authority, to serve, in accordance with Section 8 of the proposed
Articles of Incorporation, for a term expiring December 31, 1978.
Until such time as all of the incorporating municipalities shall
otherwise provide by resolution, the members of the Board of the Authority
shall receive no compensation for their services as Board members;
provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
prohibit the payment of compensation as authorized by Section 7C of
the aforesaid Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended,[1] to a member of such Board for services rendered as officer
of the Authority.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 309C.
The Articles of Incorporation of the proposed Authority, in substantially the form set forth in § 20-4 of this article, shall be executed on behalf of the Borough of Glen Osborne by the Mayor and by the President of the Borough Council and under its municipal seal, attested by the Borough Secretary, and such officers are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do all things necessary and appropriate to effect and establish the said Authority in conformity with the aforesaid Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, its supplements and amendments.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 309C.
A.
Organization and start-up expenses. In order to fund the proposed
Authority with sufficient moneys to cover incorporation, organization
and start-up expenses, the Borough of Glen Osborne hereby assumes,
as its fair share of such expenses, the payment of a per capita assessment
of $0.16, and in discharge of such commitment, does hereby appropriate
the sum of $92.64, the same to be paid to or for the account of said
Authority from time to time and in such amounts as the Borough Council
may by resolution or motion authorize; provided, however, that the
other incorporating municipalities shall by like appropriations have
committed themselves to the payment of such initial expenses in the
following respective portions and amounts:
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Amount
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Township of Aleppo
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$127.04
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Township of Leet
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$263.36
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Borough of Bell Acres
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$202.24
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Borough of Edgeworth
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$352.32
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Borough of Glenfield
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$64.96
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Borough of Haysville
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$24.64
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Borough of Leetsdale
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$297.92
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Borough of Sewickley
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$905.60
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Borough of Sewickley Heights
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$127.52
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Borough of Sewickley Hills
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$43.04
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B.
Capital funds and operating expenses. In order to fund the proposed
Authority with sufficient moneys to cover capital expenditures for
equipment and housing and to cover the operating expenses of such
Authority, the Borough of Glen Osborne hereby promises and agrees
with the Townships of Aleppo and Leet and the Boroughs of Bell Acres,
Edgeworth, Glenfield, Leetsdale, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights and
Sewickley Hills that this Borough will, from time to time and to the
extent and in the manner provided by law, appropriate from general
funds or from funds derived from special levy the same portion of
the aggregate capital expenditures and operating expenses of such
Authority as the population of this Borough of Glen Osborne bears
to the aggregate population of the Authority's primary service
area. For all computations required to be made hereunder, the term
"population," unless otherwise agreed by all of the incorporating
municipalities, shall mean the total number of inhabitants of this
Borough or of such primary service area as reported in the then most
recent enumeration thereof by the United States Bureau of the Census.
Notwithstanding any express or implied provision hereof to the
contrary, the Authority shall fix and collect reasonable fees or charges
for its services from recipients or users of such services who are
not residents of the Authority's primary service area, and should
additional revenues be required to defray the full cost of the aforesaid
capital expenditures and operating expenses, the Authority may fix
and collect reasonable fees or charges for its services from recipients
or users thereof who are residents of such primary service area.
