Articles of Incorporation
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To the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements
of the Act of June 28, 1935, P. L. 463, known as "Municipality Authorities
Act of One Thousand and Nine Hundred and Thirty-five," as amended,[1] the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
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1.
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The name of the Authority is "Ephrata Borough
Authority."
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2.
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Said Authority is formed under the provisions
of the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended.
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3.
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No other Authority organized under said Act
of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, or under the Act of December
27, 1933 (Special Session, 1933, P. L. 114), is in existence in or
for the incorporating municipality, the Borough of Ephrata.
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4.
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The name of the incorporating municipality is
"Borough of Ephrata, County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania."
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5.
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The names and addresses of its municipal authorities
are as follows.[2]
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The names, addresses and terms of office of
the first members of the Board of the Municipal Authority to be formed
hereby are as follows.[3] The Board of the Ephrata Borough Authority shall consist
of six members. Five members of the Board shall be taxpayers in, maintain
businesses in, or be citizens of the Borough of Ephrata, and shall
be appointed by the Borough Council of the Borough of Ephrata. One
member of the Board shall be a taxpayer in, maintain a business in,
or be a citizen of the Township of Clay, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
and shall be appointed by the Borough Council of the Borough of Ephrata
with the advice and consent of the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Clay. The initial term of office of the sixth member so appointed
shall be five years commencing with the first Monday in January 2022.
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The ordinance authorizing the creation of said
Authority, certified from the records of the Borough of Ephrata, together
with advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation,
are each submitted herewith.
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The term of existence of said Authority shall
be fifty (50) years from November 28, 1967.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The undersigned have executed
these Articles on behalf of the Borough of Ephrata and have caused
to be affixed the seal thereof this ___ day of ______________, 1945.
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Articles of Incorporation
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Ephrata Area Joint Authority
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945 (the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended
and supplemented),[1] the Borough of Akron, the Borough of Ephrata, the Township
of Clay and the Township of Ephrata, all of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
pursuant to identical ordinances duly enacted by the governing bodies
of said municipalities (the "incorporating municipalities") authorizing
and directing the formation of a joint authority under said Act do
hereby certify:
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(A)
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The name of the Authority shall be "Ephrata
Area Joint Authority."
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(B)
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The said Authority is formed under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945.
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(C)
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The following municipality authorities have
been organized under the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 or under
the Act approved June 28, 1935, P.L. 463,[2] or are currently in existence in and for the incorporating
municipalities:
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Ephrata Township Sewer Authority.
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2.
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Akron Borough Authority.
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3.
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Ephrata Borough Authority.
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(D)
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The names of the incorporating municipalities
are the Borough of Akron," the "Borough of Ephrata," the "Township
of Ephrata" and the "Township of Clay," Pennsylvania, and the names
and addresses of their respective municipal authorities (officials)
are as follows.[3]
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(E)
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The names, addresses, appointing municipality
and terms of office of the first members of the Board of said Authority,
each being a citizen of the incorporating municipality which appointed
him, are as follows.[4]
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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 day of January 1984.
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(F)
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The governing body of each incorporating municipality
shall be entitled to appoint two (2) members of the Board of the Authority.
All vacancies on said Board shall be filled by appointment by the
governing body of the incorporating municipality in whose representation
the vacancy occurred. Such appointment shall be for the balance of
the predecessor member's term, if any, or if none, for a full term
of five (5) years.
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(G)
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No new types of projects, other than those listed in § 11-11 of this Article, shall be undertaken by the Authority without prior approval of all the incorporating municipalities.
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(H)
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The members of the Board of the Authority shall
serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred
in connection with their duties as members of the Board.
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