An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 203, entitled “County Authorities,” §5-203.02, entitled “Appointments to County authorities,” in order to render the procedure to be followed when appointing individuals to serve on the governing boards of the enumerated County authorities consistent with applicable law.
WHEREAS, §5-203.01 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County establishes a list of “independent authorities singularly or jointly created by Allegheny County for the performance of important governmental functions,” including but not limited to the Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, and the Allegheny County Airport Authority;
WHEREAS, §5-203.02 of the Administrative Code establishes the process by which individuals are to be appointed to seats on the governing boards of the various authorities delineated in §5-203.01; and
WHEREAS, under the existing Administrative Code provisions, the Chief Executive is vested with the power and duty to make appointments to the enumerated authorities’ governing boards; and
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter of Allegheny County, however, empowers both the Chief Executive and Council to make appointments to authorities’ governing boards, as permitted or required by the terms of applicable state or other law, at Article V, §2(h) and Article IV, §2(l), respectively; and
WHEREAS, several of the authorities delineated within §5-203.01 of the Administrative Code were created pursuant to the terms of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S.A. §5601, et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Municipality Authorities Act establishes the means by which the members of boards for the authorities created pursuant to the terms of the Act are to be appointed: “[t]he governing body of the municipality shall appoint the members of the board, whose terms of office shall commen...
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