The office of Township Manager for the Township
of East Allen is hereby created by the authority of the Second Class
Township Code, Section 66301 (53 P.S § 66301).
The Township Manager shall be appointed for
an indefinite term by a majority of all members of the East Allen
Township Board of Supervisors. The Township Manager shall serve at
the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, and he/she may be removed
at any time by a majority vote of all members. At least 30 days before
such removal is to be effective, the Board of Supervisors shall furnish
the Township Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention
to remove him/her.
The Township Manager shall be chosen solely
on the basis of executive and administrative abilities, with special
reference to the duties of the office as herein outlined. The Township
Manager need not be a resident of the Township of East Allen or the
County of Northampton, but must reside within close proximity as to
be available to the Township for the performance of usual duties as
well as emergency duties.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Township
Manager shall give bond, in such sum as is set by resolution by the
Board of Supervisors, with a bonding company as surety, to be posted
with and approved by the Board of Supervisors of East Allen Township,
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties as Township
Manager, with premium for said bond to be paid by the Township.
The salary, other privileges, benefits and emoluments
of the office of the Township Manager shall be established by a majority
vote of the East Allen Township Board of Supervisors from time to
time by resolution.
In the event that the Township Manager shall
be absent from the Township or incapacitated from performing the duties
of the position, the Board of Supervisors shall duly appoint such
person who shall perform these duties as Township Manager during his/her
absence or incapacity. Such person shall perform these duties only
for the period designated and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized
to delegate in writing to the Township Manager, subject to recall
by written notification at any time in accordance with Section 1301
of the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66301, any
of the Township Manager's nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and
duties.
The Township Manager shall have no personal
interest, direct or indirect, in any contracts with the Township.