[Adopted 6-25-1940 (Ch. 23 of the 1982 Code)]
It is the desire and intention of the municipal
authorities of Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, to
organize under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1935, being the
Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937,
P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167, for the
purpose of undertaking such project or projects as are permitted by
the Municipality Authorities Act of 1935, as amended and supplemented
or as may hereafter be amended and supplemented.
[Amended 11-2-1959 by Ord. No. 19; 12-17-1984; 3-8-2010 by Ord. No.
483]
The proposed Articles of Incorporation of said
Authority are as follows:
A. The Authority is incorporated for
the purpose of undertaking such project or projects as are permitted
by the Municipality Authorities Act of 1935, as amended and supplemented
or as may hereafter be amended and supplemented.
B. The term of existence of said Muhlenberg
Township Authority shall be for a period ending on July 31, 2064.
[Amended 7-21-2014 by Ord. No. 532]
C. The name of the Authority is "Muhlenberg
Township Authority."
D. Said Muhlenberg Township Authority
is formed under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1935, being the
Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937,
P.L. 739, as amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167.
E. No other Authority organized under
the Municipality Authorities Act of 1935, being the Act of June 28,
1935, P.L. 463, as amended by the Act of May 20, 1937, P.L. 739, as
amended by the Act of May 17, 1939, P.L. 167, or under the Act approved
December 27, 1933 (Special Session 1933, P.L. 114), is in existence in and for Muhlenberg Township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania.
F. The Board of Directors of the Authority shall consist
of five members effective as of the date of the reorganizational meeting
of the Muhlenberg Township Commissioners in January 2015. One of the
Authority Board member terms now expiring on December 31, 2017, is
hereby foreshortened and shall expire on December 31, 2019. One Authority
Board member appointed by the Commissioners as of the reorganizational
meeting in January 2018 shall serve a two-year term, expiring on December
31, 2019; and the second Authority Board member appointed by the Commissioners
as of the January 2018 reorganizational meeting shall serve a five-year
term, expiring on December 31, 2022. Thereafter, the term of each
of the Authority Board members shall continue for successive five-year
intervals, with one Board member term expiring each year.
[Amended 7-21-2014 by Ord. No. 532]
G. The names and addresses and terms
of office of the first members of the Board of Muhlenberg Township
Authority are as follows:
H. Beginning on the effective date of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Muhlenberg Township Authority adding this Subsection
H, the Board of Directors of the Authority shall consist of seven members, including the five members currently serving as of the date of this amendment, whose terms shall be unaffected, together with two additional members each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Muhlenberg Township in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act. The term of one of the new Board members shall expire on December 31, 2014. and thereafter shall continue for successive five-year intervals. The term of the second of the new Board members shall expire on December 31, 2012, and thereafter shall continue for successive five-year intervals.
This resolution is deemed necessary for the
preservation of public safety, peace, comfort and general welfare
of the citizens of Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, and shall take
effect immediately.