[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Tobyhanna as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-18-1991 by Ord. No. 365]
The Board of Supervisors of this township hereby
signifies its intention to organize an Authority under the provisions
of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (the "Act").
The name of the proposed Authority is "Tobyhanna
Township Municipal Sewer Authority." In pursuance of said intention,
the Articles of Incorporation of said Authority are hereby approved
and adopted in the following form.
The first members of the Board of said Authority,
named in the aforesaid Articles of Incorporation, are hereby specifically
appointed members of said Board for the terms set after their respective
names, commencing on the date of appointment and computed from the
first Monday in January 1991.
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of
this township is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Articles
of Incorporation on its behalf, and the Secretary is hereby authorized
and directed to affix thereto and attest the seal of the township.
Said officers are further authorized and directed to cause a notice
of intention to file said Articles of Incorporation to be published
as required by law, 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, and to take
all such action as they may deem necessary or appropriate to organize
said Authority.
The purpose and projects of said Authority are
as follows: to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate,
own and lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers,
sewer systems or parts thereof, sewage treatment works, including
works for treating and disposing of industrial waste for the Township
of Tobyhanna and for such other territory as it may be authorized
by law to serve, and all activities, properties and assets useful
in relation thereto.
[Adopted 6-3-2013 by Ord. No. 502]
The Tobyhanna Township Board of Supervisors hereby declares
its intent and desires to organize and form a municipality Authority
in accordance with the provisions of the Municipality Authorities
Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601 et seq., formerly the Act of May
2, 1945, P.L. 382, No. 164, as amended and supplemented, for the purpose
of making business improvements and/or providing administrative services
in Tobyhanna Township as authorized under the Municipality Authorities
Act and under the Neighborhood Improvement District Act, P.L. 949,
Act of December 20, 2000, 73 P.S. § 831 et seq.
The name of the Authority shall be the "Tobyhanna Township Neighborhood
Improvement District Authority."
The proposed Articles of Incorporation for the Authority are
attached hereto as Annex "A" and specifically incorporated herein.
The Articles of Incorporation of the Authority, in substantially
the form attached hereto, shall be executed on behalf of Tobyhanna Township by the
Chairman or Vice Chair of the Tobyhanna Township Board of Supervisors
and the Tobyhanna Township Secretary, and said officers are hereby
authorized to file the Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to do all things necessary
and appropriate to incorporate the Authority.
The Chairman or Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors and the
Secretary, respectively, of Tobyhanna Township are authorized and
directed to cause notice of the substance of this article, including
the substance of the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and of the
proposed filing of such Articles of Incorporation to be published
in accordance with the Municipality Authorities Act.
The following named persons shall be and are appointed as the
first members on the Board of the Tobyhanna Township Neighborhood
Improvement District Authority for the following terms of office:
A. Steve Pine, P.O. Box 590, 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI
53965: one-year term that expires on December 31, 2014.
B. John J. Holahan III, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA
18350: two-year term that expires on December 31, 2015.
C. Heidi A. Pickard, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350:
three-year term that expires on December 31, 2016.
D. Donald J. Moyer, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350:
four-year term that expires on December 31, 2017.
E. Anne M. Lamberton, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350:
four-year term that expires on December 31, 2017.
F. John E. Kerrick, 105 Government Center Way, Pocono Pines, PA 18350:
five-year term that expires on December 31, 2018.
G. Michelle Bisbing, 300 Community Drive, Suite D, Pocono Mountains
Corporate Center East, Tobyhanna, PA 18466: five-year term that expires
on December 31, 2018.
The enactment of this article is deemed necessary for the benefit
and preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of, and
will increase the prosperity of, the citizens of Tobyhanna Township.