[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Hanover as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-20-1986 as Ch. 1, Part
1, of the 1986 Code]
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7; 11-4-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]
Each Supervisor of West Hanover Township, elected
or appointed to office, shall receive compensation for his or her
services as a Supervisor in the annual amount of $2,500.
The compensation set forth in § 44-1 shall be paid to the Supervisors entitled thereto in quarterly installments.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 103, Compensation
prior to November 5, 1985, which immediately followed this section,
was repealed 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7.
[Adopted 1-20-1986 as Ch. 1, Part
2, of the 1986 Code]
Pursuant to the authority of Section 599.1 of
Article V of the Second Class Township Code,[1] the office of Township Manager is hereby created by the
Township of West Hanover.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 599.1 of Article
V of the Second Class Township Code was repealed 11-9-1995 by P.L.
350, No. 60, § 1. See now 53 P.S. § 66301.
The 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 of Supervisors and
may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all of its members.
At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Board
of Supervisors shall furnish the Manager with a written statement
setting forth its intention to remove the Manager.
The Manager shall be an adult, competent and
qualified to perform the duties of the Office of Manager and need
not be a resident of West Hanover Township at the time of appointment
if he or she, at that time, resides within a twenty-mile radius of
West Hanover Township; otherwise, the Manager shall be required to
become a resident of West Hanover Township within 12 months following
appointment. In addition, any Manager who shall change his or her
residence after appointment shall, in all events, be required to become
a resident of West Hanover Township.
Before entering upon his or her duties, the
Manager shall give a bond to West Hanover Township, with a bonding
company as surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors in the
sum of $2,500, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or
her duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by West Hanover Township.
The Board of Supervisors, in its discretion, may authorize the inclusion
of the Manager in the Blanket Bond for various township officers and
employees rather than requiring that the Manager obtain a separate
bond.
The Township Manager shall receive such compensation
for his or her services as the Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution,
from time to time prescribe.
The Manager shall carry on the business of West
Hanover Township under the direction of the Board of Supervisors,
and his or her powers and duties shall relate to the general management
of all business of West Hanover Township not expressly by statute
imposed or conferred upon other officials of West Hanover Township.
Subject to recall by ordinance of West Hanover Township, the powers
and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.Â
The Manager shall hire, with the consent of the Board
of Supervisors, and, when necessary for the good of the administration
of township business, shall suspend or discharge an employee under
his or her supervision. Any suspension or discharge shall be reported
to the Board of Supervisors at its next scheduled meeting.
B.Â
The Manager shall prepare and submit to the Board
of Supervisors, before the close of each fiscal year, a budget for
the next fiscal year, together with an explanatory budget message.
C.Â
The Manager shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
D.Â
The Manager shall, in conjunction with the preparation
of the yearly budget, develop long-ranged fiscal plans for West Hanover
Township, such plans to be presented annually to the Board of Supervisors
for its review.
E.Â
The Manager shall hold such other offices of responsibility
as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time direct by resolution.
F.Â
The Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board
of Supervisors, including workshop meetings, and shall accompany the
Board of Supervisors upon its regular road inspections, and the Manager
shall have the right to take part in discussions of the Board of Supervisors.
The Manager shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Board
of Supervisors.
G.Â
The Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting
of the Board of Supervisors and supply facts and materials pertinent
thereto.
H.Â
The Manager shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed
as to the conduct of township affairs; shall submit periodic reports,
at least monthly, on the condition of township finances, as well as
such other reports as the Board of Supervisors may request from time
to time; and shall make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
as he or she deems advisable.
I.Â
The Manager shall submit to the Board of Supervisors,
as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year, a complete
report on the finances and the administrative activities of the township
for the preceding year.
J.Â
The Manager shall have general administrative supervision
of all appointed officials of West Hanover Township and shall see
that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by West Hanover Township are faithfully observed.
K.Â
The Manager shall supervise the performance and faithful
execution of all contracts let by West Hanover Township.
L.Â
The Manager shall see that all money owed by West
Hanover Township is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are
promptly taken for the security and collection of all of the claims
of or debts due to West Hanover Township.
M.Â
The Manager shall be the Purchasing Officer of West
Hanover Township and he or she shall purchase, in accordance with
the provisions of the Second Class Township Code,[1] all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, commissions
and other offices of West Hanover Township. The Manager shall keep
an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed
by the Board of Supervisors, make a full written report thereof. The
Manager shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the prior
approval of the Board of Supervisors, governing the procurement of
all municipal supplies and equipment.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq.
N.Â
All complaints regarding township services shall be
referred to the office of the Manager. The Manager shall investigate
and dispose of such complaints and shall make regular report thereon
to the Board of Supervisors.
