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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.

AI summary

This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to organize the Philadelphia Health Center Authority under Pennsylvania’s Municipality Authorities Act for activities involving health centers. It provides for a five-member, unpaid board nominated by the mayor and confirmed by City Council, and states that the authority cannot enter an agreement with the City to transfer staff or facilities from existing City health centers.

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Status
ENACTED
Introduced
June 17, 2010
Sponsors
Marian B. Tasco
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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

End

File history

Sometimes city council's record keeping is not complete. This timeline reflects the information on the council's legistar website.
  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on final passage calendar for next meeting.

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Amended

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Public Health and Human Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Public Health and Human Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Public Health and Human Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred