[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The Board of Supervisors, through this Part 6D, creates the
Moon Transportation Authority (MTA), which shall be an incorporated
body of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The MTA shall act pursuant to its Articles of Incorporation,
its bylaws and the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 5601 — 5623,
as amended (the "MAA").
[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The MTA shall have all the powers provided municipal authorities
in the MAA. It shall have the purpose, stated in its Articles of Incorporation
and stated in the Preamble to the ordinance.[1] Specifically, the MTA shall have the power to accept contributions, assessments or taxes as those terms are used in the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Ordinance [Chapter 24, Part 3], authorizing limited property tax exemptions to property owners who improve property located within a deteriorated area, for the purposes stated in the preamble as those purposes apply to the geographic area described on Exhibit 24-3-A of the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Ordinance [Chapter 24, Part 3].
[1]
Editor's Note: The preamble of Ord. 254 states as follows:
"WHEREAS, the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended,
enables Moon Township to organize and incorporate a transportation
authority with certain purposes and powers through which the authority
can operate to increase the commerce of Moon Township and the health,
safety, and prosperity of the citizens of Moon Township, the Township
of Moon hereby ordains as follows:"
[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The MTA shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting
of five individuals appointed by the Moon Township Board of Supervisors.
This Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Authority,
and the members of this Board shall serve terms of office, the various
lengths of which shall be determined pursuant to the requirements
of the MAA. In selecting the five members of the MTA Board of Directors,
the Moon Township Board of Supervisors shall utilize the following
methodology for filling those positions:
A.
Two of the members of the Board of Directors shall be selected by
the Moon Township Board of Supervisors from the citizenry of Moon
Township.
B.
Two of the members of the Board of Directors shall be selected by
the Moon Township Board of Supervisors from nominees suggested by
a majority of the Board of Public Education of the Moon Area School
District.
C.
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors shall select the fifth member
of the Board of Directors from an organization of Moon Township businessmen
and businesswomen who have a particular interest in the construction
of or improvement in transportation facilities or concepts designed
to benefit the people of Moon Township by increasing commerce and
promoting the health, safety and prosperity of Moon Township and its
citizens.
[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The MTA may receive from Township property owners contributions, as that term is defined in the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Ordinance [Chapter 24, Part 3]. The MTA has the authority and ability to accept such a contribution which may be a payment made voluntarily, by agreement, by assessment or by tax. To the extent permitted by the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Ordinance [Chapter 24, Part 3], such a contribution may create a right in the contributing party to a property tax exemption limited to the amount of said contribution. Furthermore, the exemption runs and continues to run to the property in question and does not terminate upon the sale, lease or exchange of the property.
[Ord. 254, 4/29/1986; as amended by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The provisions of this subpart shall become effective immediately
and, unless otherwise amended, remain in effect until the Authority
is terminated pursuant to the requirements of the MAA.
