[Adopted 4-1-1958 by Ord. No. 152]
It is the desire of the Borough Council of the Borough of Baldwin,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and the Borough Council hereby signifies
its intention to organize an authority under the Municipality Authorities
Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
The name of the proposed authority shall be "the Municipal Authority
of the Borough of Baldwin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania."
The proposed Articles of Incorporation of the said Municipal
Authority shall be executed by and on behalf of the Borough of Baldwin
by the Mayor and the President of Council, and the Seal of said Borough
shall be thereto affixed, attested by the Borough Secretary and filed
with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Solicitor is hereby authorized
and directed to cause to be published the notice of intention to file
the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of the Commonwealth
as required by the aforementioned Act.
[Adopted 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 913]
The Borough Council of the Borough hereby signifies its intention
to organize a municipal authority under the provisions of the Municipal
Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq.
The name of the Authority shall be the "Borough of Baldwin Stormwater
Authority."
The Articles of Incorporation of the Borough of Baldwin Stormwater
Authority are hereby approved and adopted in the following form.
The first members of the Board of the Borough of Baldwin Stormwater
Authority, named in the aforesaid Articles of Incorporation, are hereby
specifically appointed members of said Board for the term set after
their respective names, commencing on the date of appointment and
computed from the first Monday in January 2021.
The President of the Borough Council of the Borough of Baldwin
is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Articles of Incorporation
of the Authority in substantially the form set forth herein, and the
Borough Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to execute and
deliver such other documents, agreements, certificates and instruments
and to do all acts necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation
of the proposed Borough of Baldwin Stormwater Authority, including,
but not limited to, to cause a notice of intention to file said Articles
of Incorporation to be published as required by the Municipal Authorities
Act, and to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with a certified
copy of this article and required proofs of publication, with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Borough of Baldwin Stormwater Authority shall have the purposes,
powers, and rights as provided in Section 5607 of the Municipal Authorities
Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5607, including, but not limited to,
purposes of financing working capital, acquiring, holding, constructing,
financing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning or leasing,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, projects within the defined
boundary of the Authority of the following kind and character: stormwater
planning, management and implementation. The Borough of Baldwin shall
retain the right which exists under the Municipal Authorities Act
to approve any plan of the Borough of Baldwin Stormwater Authority
for the foregoing purpose.
The provisions of this article are severable, and if any section,
clause, sentence, part or provision thereof shall be held illegal,
invalid and unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision of the court shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
any of the remaining sections, clauses, sentences, parts or provisions
of this article.
The provisions of any prior ordinance that are inconsistent
with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed to the extent
of such inconsistency.