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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 1545. Appointment of members of an Authority

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board of county commissioners for any county upon issuing a certificate declaring the need for an Authority to operate in such county or upon receiving notice of the issuance of such certificate by the Governor, shall appoint five citizens, residents of the county, to be members of the housing authority which is to operate within such county. Such members shall be citizens residing within the county for which the Authority is created.

(b) The governing body of any city upon issuing a certificate declaring the need for an Authority to operate in such city or upon receiving notice of the issuance of such certificate by the Governor, shall promptly notify the mayor of such certification. Upon receiving such notice, the mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of council, shall appoint residents of the city to be members of the housing authority of such city as follows--(1) that in cities of the first class, members shall be appointed as provided in subsection (c); (2) that in cities of the second class, the mayor shall appoint two additional members for a total of seven members of the housing authority; (3) that in cities of the third class, the mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of council, shall appoint five persons to be members of the housing authority of such city, such members shall be citizens residing within the city for which the Authority is created.

(c)(1) In cities of the first class, the mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of council, shall appoint a total of nine members, two of whom shall be residents of housing owned or controlled by the Authority.

(2) The two members required to be residents of housing owned or controlled by the Authority shall be chosen pursuant to a nomination process agreed upon by the mayor, council president and the executive director of the Authority.

(3) With respect to vacancies existing at the time this subsection becomes effective, if council fails to act on any proposed appointee to such a vacancy within sixty (60) days of the mayor's submission of the proposed appointee to council, the mayor may, without the approval of council, appoint such person to be a member of the Authority; as many proposed appointees may be appointed in this manner as may be necessary to bring membership on this Authority to five members. A member appointed without the approval of council may be subsequently approved by council, or may be replaced by another member appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the majority of the members of council.

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