[Amended 11-19-1997 by Ord. No. 178]
A. The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Township
to function under generally accepted principals of the council-manager form
of government. The Board of Supervisors shall be responsible for legislative
policy-making and appointing a professional Township Manager who shall be
responsible for supervising and conducting the administrative affairs of the
Township, as well as carrying out all policies and programs established
by the Board.
B. It is the intent of this chapter to delegate to the Township
Manager all of the nonlegislative powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors
as authorized by § 1301 of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S.
§ 1301.
The position of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township of
Warwick.
The Township Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a
majority of all members of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed, with or without cause, at
any time by a majority vote of all its members. At least 30 days before such
removal is to become effective, the Board shall furnish the Manager with a
written statement setting forth its intention to remove him/her or her.
Before entering upon his or her duties, the Manager shall give a bond
to the Township, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Board,
in the sum of $100,000, conditioned on the faithful performance of his or
her duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the Township.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by Ord. No. 178]
The Manager's salary, expenses, vacation and holidays shall be determined
by the Board of Supervisors.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township,
he/she or she shall designate one qualified member of his or her staff to
perform the duties of the Manager during his or her absence or disability
and inform the Board. The person so designated shall not perform these duties
for a period longer than two weeks without the approval of the Board.