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Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The municipal authorities of the City of Philadelphia are authorized to organize an Authority pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq. The Authority shall be limited to actions, for and concerning health centers, as permitted by the aforesaid Municipality Authorities Act.
SECTION 2. The name of the Authority shall be The Philadelphia Health Center Authority (the Authority).
SECTION 3. The City Solicitor acting for the municipal authorities of the City of Philadelphia is hereby authorized and directed to file the necessary Articles of Incorporation on behalf of the Authority in substantially the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE PHILADELPHIA HEALTH CENTER AUTHORITY
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
In compliance with the requirements of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., the undersigned Mayor and President of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted, desiring to organize a body corporate and politic under the aforesaid Act, do hereby certify:
(a) The name of the Authority shall be The Philadelphia Health Center Authority (the Authority).
(b) The Authority is formed under and by virtue of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq. The Authority shall not be authorized to enter into any agreement with the City for the transfer of staff or facilities from existing City health centers.
(c) The City of Philadelphia has organized other authorities under the Municipality Authorities Act, as well as under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, No. 191, and the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, No. 164. Such authorities continue to be in existence in and for the City of Philadelphia.
(d) The name of the incorporating municipality is the City of Philadelphia. The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are:
Mayor Michael A. Nutter
215 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Council President Anna C. Verna
405 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman James F. Kenney
330 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman John P. Kelly
594 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown
581 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman William Greenlee
580 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
316 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman Frank Rizzo
582 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman William J. Green
599 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman Frank DiCicco
332 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell
408 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.
404 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman Darrell Clarke
484 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Joan L. Krajewski
591 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez
592 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller
312 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco
577 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Councilman Brian O'Neill
562 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(e) The powers of the Authority shall be exercised by a governing body to be called the Board of Philadelphia Health Center Authority, which shall consist of five (5) members, nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council of Philadelphia, who shall serve without compensation. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner. Future appointments to the Board shall be made by class for a term of five (5) years.
In order that the members shall continue to serve on a staggered basis, there shall be five classes of directors; the names, addresses, and classes of the first members who shall serve from the date of incorporation to a date of termination are set forth below:
Name Address Class Date of Termination
A January 1, 2012
B January 1, 2013
C January 1, 2014
D January 1, 2015
E January 1, 2016
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has caused these Articles of Incorporation to be signed by the Mayor and the President of Council under its municipal seal this day of 2010.
Michael A. Nutter, Mayor
Anna C. Verna, President of City Council
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