17999_Authority

!" !"#$%&'"()*'+ !!"!!#$%$&'$(!)*)+ ĂĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ municipality to appoint another individual, the current board member ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŝŶ ŽĸĐĞ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶƟů ĂĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŽ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƌĞĂƉƉŽŝŶƚ Žƌ appoint a successor. Q Who appoints the members of ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ ďŽĂƌĚ͍ A dŚĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚ ƚŚĞ members of the board, and the board of the municipal authority appoints ŝƚƐ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͘ Q tŚŽ ƐĞƚƐ ĂŶǇ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ďŽĂƌĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ͍ A The ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ƐĞƚƐ ĂŶǇ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ďŽĂƌĚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ and the board itself sets ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ . Q Must members of the authority board be residents of ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ͍ A Each member of the board must be a taxpayer (ratepayer) or maintain Ă ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ Žƌ ďĞ Ă ĐŝƟǌĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ďǇ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽŶĞ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ the projects of the authority extends Žƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ĞǆƚĞŶĚ Žƌ ƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽŶĞ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ projects has been or is to be leased. Q Could a majority of the board not actually be residents of the ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟƚĞƐ͍ A The Act requires the majority of the authority’s board members be ĐŝƟǌĞŶƐ ƌĞƐŝĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ͘ Q tŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ Ă ƋƵŽƌƵŵ͍ A ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱϲϭϬ;ĞͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ Đƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ majority of the members of the ďŽĂƌĚ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ Ă ƋƵŽƌƵŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶǇ ĂĐƟŽŶ͕ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ƚŚĞ ďǇůĂǁƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ Ă greater number than a majority of its members. It is also permissible for the ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌƟĐůĞƐ ŽĨ /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ more than a quorum or a super- majority for certain votes such as large ĞǆƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ Žƌ ůĂƌŐĞ ďŽƌƌŽǁŝŶŐƐ͘ Q Why is it required for a municipal ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĂƵĚŝƚŽƌ͍ A hŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ Đƚ͕ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ ŵƵƐƚ ĮůĞ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ĮƐĐĂů ĂīĂŝƌƐ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞĐĞĚŝŶŐ ĮƐĐĂů ǇĞĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ and Economic Development on a form prepared and distributed by said department. These reports must also be provided to any municipality that has residents served by said ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ͘ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ŵƵƐƚ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ its books, accountants and records ĂƵĚŝƚĞĚ ĂŶŶƵĂůůǇ ďǇ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ accountant and a copy of said audit ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĮůĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ŵĂŶŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ĐŽŵƉůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ requirements for an audit under ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ϱϲϭϮ;ďͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ Đƚ͘ Q Are there any other requirements other than the ĂŶŶƵĂů ĂƵĚŝƚ ďǇ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ƉƵďůŝĐ accountant and the report to the Department of Community and ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͍ A zĞƐ͕ Ă ĐŽŶĐŝƐĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ must be published annually at least ŽŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌ ŽĨ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ŽĸĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŵĂĚĞ by the authority, the municipality shall publish such statement at the expense of the authority. Q What if the authority fails to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶ ĂƵĚŝƚ͍ A A controller, auditor, or accountant shall be designated ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚǇ Žƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝǌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ examine the accounts and books ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚǇ͕ ŝŶ ĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƩŽƌŶĞǇ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚ͘ Q Under the Pennsylvania Sunshine >Ăǁ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ŵƵƐƚ ƚĂŬĞ ƉůĂĐĞ Ăƚ Ă ƉƵďůŝĐ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͍ A KĸĐŝĂů ĂĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ by a quorum must take place at Ă ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ subject to public comment before ƐƵĐŚ ĂĐƟŽŶ͘ ĞůŝďĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŵĂǇ ďĞ outside of public if they meet one ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ ƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĞǆĞĐƵƟŽŶ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ Q What must be included in the ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽĨ Ă ƉƵďůŝĐ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ^ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞ >Ăǁ͍ A Name(s) of members present; ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨ ǀŽƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ĞĂĐŚ ǀŽƚĞĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐƟŽŶ͖ ŶĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ĂŶǇ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ŽĨ the public that address the body. dŚŝƐ YΘ ^ĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ďŽĂƌĚ ƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ǇŽƵ ŐĞƚ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͘ Ɛ ĂůǁĂǇƐ͕ ĨĞĞů ĨƌĞĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ WD ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶǇ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ǇŽƵ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ͘ 6 YΘ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƉĂŐĞ Ϯϭ͘

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