[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 1; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
The Board of Supervisors, by this subpart, creates jointly with
the Borough of Coraopolis the Riverview Sanitary Authority, which
shall be a body corporate and politic and an agency of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 2; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
The Riverview Sanitary Authority shall function in accordance
with its Articles of Incorporation, its by-laws, and the Municipality
Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 5601 — 5623,
as amended (the "MAA").
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 3; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
The Riverview Sanitary Authority shall have all the powers accorded
municipal authorities pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, generally and, more specifically, the MAA. The Riverview
Sanitary Authority shall have and shall pursue the purposes and endeavors
stated in its Articles of Incorporation and stated in the Preamble[1] to this subpart.
[1]
Editor's Note: The preamble of Ord. 501 states as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended,
1945, May 2, P.L. 382, 53 P.S. § 301 et seq. (the "Act")
permits two or more Pennsylvania municipalities to jointly organize
and incorporate an Authority with certain purposes and powers through
which the Authority can operate to improve and enhance the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of those municipalities; and,
"WHEREAS, since 1959, portions of the Township of Moon and
the Borough of Coraopolis have been provided with sanitary wastewater
treatment service by the Coraopolis Wastewater Treatment Plant, the
construction and operation of which has been financed by the Moon
Township Municipal Authority and both the Borough of Coraopolis and
the Coraopolis Municipal Sanitary Authority; and,
"WHEREAS, the Moon Township Municipal Authority, the Borough
of Coraopolis and the Coraopolis Municipal Sanitary Authority have
agreed that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the two
municipalities, and will enhance the health, safety and welfare of
the Moon/Coraopolis community, to establish a joint Authority in accordance
with the Act for the purpose of operating, maintaining, financing
and enlarging (when necessary), the existing sanitary wastewater treatment
plant located in the Township of Moon.
"NOW THEREFORE, consistent with the foregoing statements of
fact and intent, the Supervisors of the Township of Moon hereby enact
this Part as follows:"
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 4; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
The Riverview Sanitary Authority shall be managed by a Board
of Directors consisting of six individuals, with three being appointed
by the Board of Supervisors and three being appointed by the Council
of the Borough of Coraopolis. The Board of Directors shall be the
governing body of the Riverview Sanitary Authority and the members
of the Board of Directors shall serve terms of office in accordance
with the requirements of the MAA.
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 5; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
1.
The three members of the Riverview Sanitary Authority Board of Directors
to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall be adult citizens
of and residing within the Township, selected from nominees who shall
be:
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 6; as amended by Ord. 656,
4/9/2015]
The three members of the Riverview Sanitary Authority Board
of Directors initially appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall
include one five-year appointment, one three-year appointment and
one appointment for two years. All subsequent appointments shall be
for a term of five years pursuant to the MAA. Members shall serve
until replaced.
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 7]
Members of the Riverview Sanitary Authority Board of Directors
shall be compensated for their services at the rate of $100 per month,
payable at each regular monthly meeting.
[Ord. 501, 9/8/1999, § 8]
The provisions of this subpart shall become effective immediately
and, unless otherwise amended, shall remain in effect until the Riverview
Sanitary Authority is terminated in accordance with the provisions
of the Act.
