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York County, PA
 
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of York County 6-19-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Solid Waste and Refuse Authority — See Ch. 11, Art. III.
Solid Waste — See Ch. 103.
The principal office of the Authority shall be located at such place designated by the Authority.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
The Authority's Seal shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Authority and the words "Pennsylvania, 1971."
All meetings of the Authority shall be held in the York County Courthouse, York County, Pennsylvania, or at such other location designated by the Authority.
The annual meeting shall be the regular meeting of the Authority in January of each calendar year, at which meeting officers for the ensuing year shall be elected.
Regular and special meetings of the Authority shall be scheduled by the Authority, and notices of such meetings shall be publicized in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law of Pennsylvania, 65 P.S. § 261 et seq. (now the Sunshine Act, 65 P.S. § 271 et seq.).
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.
A majority of the members of the Authority shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the acts of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the Authority.
The officers of the Authority shall be Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary/Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be elected by the Authority.
The officers of the Authority, except those subordinate officers who may be appointed, shall be chosen annually by members of the Authority at its annual meeting, and each such officer shall hold his office for one year or until his successor shall have been duly chosen.
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Chairman. The Chairman shall conduct all meetings of the Authority, shall jointly with the Secretary execute all contracts of the Authority and shall have general and active management of the affairs of the Authority.
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Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall have all the powers and duties of the Chairman in the absence of the Chairman.
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Secretary. The Secretary shall sign all minutes of the meetings of the Authority, shall give proper notice of all meetings, shall record all votes and shall have custody of all the books and shall jointly with the Chairman execute all contracts of the Authority and perform other duties as directed by the Authority. The minute book and other records of the Authority shall be kept at the office of the Authority.
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Treasurer. The Treasurer shall review the financial records of the Authority, including investment accounts, payroll accounts, checking accounts, savings accounts, accounts receivable and accounts payable, and shall present to the Authority the monthly financial report as prepared by the Authority staff and perform other duties as directed by the Authority. The financial books and records of the Authority shall be kept at the Authority office.
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Assistant Secretary/Treasurer The Assistant Secretary/Treasurer shall, in the absence of the Secretary or Treasurer, perform the duties of the Secretary or Treasurer as hereinabove set forth.
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Other officers. Such other officers as may from time to time be selected by the Authority shall perform such duties as may be specifically assigned to them by the Authority.
The Chairman of the Authority shall have the right to establish such committees as the Chairman deems necessary for the operation of the Authority. Membership on any such committee shall be limited to Authority members.
Any officer or agent of the Authority may be removed by the Authority whenever in its judgment the best interest of the Authority will be served thereby.
The Authority shall have the power to fill any vacancies occurring from whatever reason in any office of the Authority referred to in § 447-9.
All checks, with the exception of payroll checks, which shall be signed by the Executive Director, drawn upon moneys of the Authority shall require the signatures of any two of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.
These bylaws may be altered, amended and/or repealed by the Authority at any meeting after 30 days' written notice of such intention to each member of the Authority by the Secretary. Any change or amendment to the bylaws must be approved by vote of a majority of the members of the Authority.