STATUTORY REFERENCES
Oath of office — See 2nd Class
Sec. 501.
Township Manager — See 2nd Class
Sec. 599.1.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Employees generally — See Ch. 290.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
(a)
The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Township
to function under generally accepted principles of the Council-Manager
form of government. The Board of Supervisors shall be responsible
for legislative policymaking and for 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 as authorized by Section 599.1 of the Second Class Township
Code.
[Ord. 216. Passed 12-18-1984]
The position of Township Manager is hereby established
in and for the Township.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
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 of its
members. At least thirty 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 or her.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
(a)
The Township Manager shall be chosen solely on the
basis of executive and administrative abilities, with special reference
to training and/or experience in municipal management. During his
or her tenure, the Manager shall not hold any elective governmental
office.
(b)
The Manager need not be a resident of the Township
or the State at the time of his or her appointment. While in office,
he or she may reside outside the Township with the approval of the
Board. However, it is preferred that the Manager live within the Township.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
Before entering upon his or her duties, the
Township Manager shall give a bond to the Township, with a bonding
company as surety, to be approved by the Board, in the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), conditioned on the faithful performance
of his or her duties, the premium for such bond to be paid by the
Township.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be
fixed from time to time by ordinance or by specific identification
of such compensation in the annual budget.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984; Ord. 324. Passed 2-26-1996]
(a)
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative
officer of the Township and shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors
as a whole for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs
of the Township. The powers and duties of administration of all Township
business shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed
or conferred by statute upon other Township officers.
(b)
The Township Manager shall have the following duties
and the commensurate powers to carry out such duties, subject to recall
by ordinance of the Board:
(1)
Supervise and be responsible for the activities
of all municipal departments, except those relating directly to the
performance of a police officer's duty and except as otherwise provided
by ordinance or law.
(2)
Appoint, suspend or remove, with the advice
and consent of the Board, all department heads on the basis of merit
system principles. Any employee so removed shall have the right of
appeal to the Board.
(3)
Appoint, suspend or remove, with the advice
and consent of the Board, all other Township employees on the basis
of merit system principles (except where tenure provisions apply).
This paragraph shall not apply to the Solicitor or the Engineer. The
Manager may authorize any department head to exercise such powers,
with respect to his or her subordinates, provided that any such authorized
exercise shall ultimately be subject to the Manager's supervision,
review and modification.
(4)
Prepare and submit to the Board, before the
close of each fiscal year, a budget for the next fiscal year and an
explanatory budget message. In preparing the budget, the Manager or
an officer designated by the Manager shall obtain from the head of
each department, agency or board, or any qualified officer thereof,
estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data
as he or she requires. The Manager shall review such estimates and
may revise them before submitting the budget to the Board.
(5)
Exercise control over the administration of
the budget after its adoption by the Board.
(6)
Develop long range fiscal plans for the municipality
in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget, such plans
to be presented annually to the Board for its review and adoption.
(7)
Hold such other municipal offices and head such
municipal departments as the Board may from time to time direct.
(8)
Attend all meetings of the Board and its committees,
with the right to participate in the discussion but not to vote. The
Manager shall be notified of all special meetings of the Board and
its committees.
(9)
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board
and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(10)
Inform the Board as to the conduct of Township
affairs, submit periodic reports on the condition of Township finances
and such other reports as the Board requests and make such recommendations
to the Board as he or she deems advisable.
(11)
Prepare and submit to the Board, as soon as
possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on
the finances and the administrative activities of the Township for
the preceding year.
(12)
Ensure that the provisions of all franchises,
leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
(13)
Employ, by and with the approval of the Board,
experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection
with any of the functions of the Township.
(14)
Attend the letting of contracts in due form
of law and supervise the performance and faithful execution of the
same, except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute
upon another Township officer.
(15)
Ensure that all moneys owed the Township are
promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security
and collection of all of the Township's claims.
(16)
Be the Purchasing Officer of the Township and
purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class Township
Code, all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments
and other offices of the Township, keeping an account of all purchases
and, from time to time or when directed by the Board, making a full
written report thereof. The Manager shall also issue rules and regulations,
subject to the approval of the Board, governing the procurement of
all municipal supplies and equipment.
(17)
Entertain complaints regarding Township services,
which shall be referred to his or her office. The Manager, or a person
designated by him or her, shall investigate and dispose of such complaints,
and the Manager shall report thereon to the Board. If requested by
the Manager, the Chief of Police shall investigate and dispose of
complaints regarding the Police Department and shall keep the Manager
informed of his or her actions.
(18)
Be responsible for the enforcement of all ordinances
and regulations of the Township.
(19)
Participate in intergovernmental programs, monitor
legislative activity and keep abreast of current advances in management
and technology.
(20)
Perform such other duties as may be required
by the Board.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
(a)
In the relationship between the Board of Supervisors
and the Township Manager, the Board shall act as a body in all of
its dealings with the Manager; individual members of the Board shall
refrain from interfering with the Manager or any authorized personnel
of the Township in the performance of their duties; and all members
of the Board and its appointed bodies, except for purposes of inquiry,
shall deal with administrative matters solely through the Manager.
(b)
However, nothing herein shall prevent the Board from
establishing a committee of its own members to review the operations
and legislative needs of the Township departments or from assigning
its members to liaison relationships with boards, commissions and
authorities.
[Ord. 210. Passed 12-18-1984]
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs
to be absent from the Township, he 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 shall inform the Board of Supervisors
of such fact. The person so designated shall not perform such duties
for a period longer than two weeks without the approval of the Board.
