LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Carbon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby intend to adopt an Ordinance at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners meeting to be held on or after 15th day ofl May, 2025 at 10:30 am, Commissioners meeting room 3rd Floor, Carbon County Administration Building, 2 Hazard Square, Jim Thorpe, PA, to approve an amendment to the articles ofincorporation ofthe Carbon County Industrial Development Authority to extend the authority's term of existence for a period of fifty (50) years from approval by the Department of State. Michael J Sofranko Chairman Carbon County Board of Commissioners ADV.5/3/25 COUNTY OF CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA ORDINANCE NO. APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CARBON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY'S TERM OF EXISTENCE FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTY (50) YEARS FROM APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WHEREAS, the Carbon County Industrial Development Authority (the "Authority") was formed by the County of Carbon (the "County") by virtue of Articles ofl Incorporation filed December 4, 1969 and approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth ofl Pennsylvania by issuance of a Certificate of] Incorporation; and WHEREAS, the Authority presently is organized and existing under provisions of said Authorities Act; and WHEREAS, the Authority, by Resolution duly adopted, has proposed that its Articles of Incorporation shall be amended sO as to define its powers under the Authorities Act and to increase its term of existence, which amendments are authorized and permitted by the. Authorities Act; and WHEREAS, the. Authority has caused to be submitted to the Board of Commissioners of this County a copy of the Resolution adopted by the Board of the Authority, duly certified by the Chair or Vice Chair and Secretary or. Assistant Secretary of the. Authority, as appropriate, wherein said amendments are proposed which Resolution contains the language of said proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the. Authorities Act provides, among other things, that the Board of Commissioners of this County, being the governing authority of the municipality composing the Authority, shall adopt or reject said proposed amendments by ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners oft the County of Carbon, Pennsylvania, as follows: SECTION 1. The Board of Commissioners of this County hereby adopts and approves certain amendments to the Articles of] Incorporation ofthe Authority as proposed by a Resolution duly adopted by the Board ofthe Authority, a copy of which Resolution, duly certified by the Chair or Vice Chair and Secretary or Assistant Secretary, as appropriate, oft the Authority, has been submitted to the Board of Commissioners ofthis County. SECTION2. The first amendment to the Articles of] Incorporation oft the Authority, which hereby is adopted and approved, shall amend the Articles of Incorporation in order to define its powers under the Authorities Act by amending paragraph 2 ofthe Articles of Incorporation in its entirety to read as follows: "2. The aforesaid Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities Act of May 2, 1945, P. L. 382 (the "1945 Act"), which 1945 Act is codified and continued by Act No. 22, approved on June 19, 2001, 53 Pa.C.S.A. $5601 et seg-, as amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and shall be empowered to exercise any and all powers, for any or all lawful purpose or purposes, for which a municipal authority may be organized and created under the Authorities Act." 1 SL1 1770853v1 002092.00005 SECTION3. The second amendment to the Articles ofIncorporation of the Authority, which hereby is adopted and approved, shall amend the Articles of Incorporation in order to increase the term of existence ofthe. Authority by adding a new paragraph 7 to the. Article ofIncorporation, which new paragraph 7 shall read as follows: "7. The term of existence of said Authority shall be for a period of fifty (50) years, retroactive from the date December 4, 2019 and effective as of the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation: 99 SECTION 4. Proper officers oft the Authority hereby are authorized to execute, verify and file appropriate Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to take all other action and to do all other things which may be necessary in order to accomplish the amendment oft the. Articles of Incorporation of the Authority in the manner herein adopted and approved. SECTION 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, insofar as the same shall be inconsistent herewith, shall be and the same hereby expressly are repealed. DULY ENACTED AND ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Carbon, Pennsylvania, in lawful session duly assembled, this of 2025. COUNTY OF CARBON, PENNSYLVANIA Michael J. Sofranko, Chairman (SEAL) Wayne E. Nothstein, Commissioner Rocky C. Ahner, Commissioner ATTEST: Chief Clerk (SEAL) 2 SL1 1770853v1 002092.00005 CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Chief Clerk ofthe County of Carbon, Pennsylvania (the "County"), certify that: the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance of the Board of Commissioners ofthe County which duly was enacted by affirmative vote of a majority of the members oft the Board of Commissioners oft the County at a meeting held on 2025; said Ordinance duly has been recorded in the Ordinance Book ofthe County; said Ordinance duly has been published as required by law; and said Ordinance remains in effect, unaltered and unamended, as ofthe date of this Certificate. I further certify that the Board of Commissioners of the County met the advance notice requirements of all laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I set my hand and affix the official seal ofthe County, this day of 2025. 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