[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
East Norriton 11-19-1984 by Ord. No. 203.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Board of Supervisors,
subject to the right to abolish said office at any time by ordinance.
A.Â
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority of all members
of the Board of Supervisors to serve until the first Monday of January of
the year following appointment or until a successor is elected and qualified
for office. The office of Manager shall be filled annually thereafter.
C.Â
The Manager shall receive not less than 30 days' wages,
but removal of the Manager will be immediate from managerial responsibilities
at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
D.Â
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Manager, the
Board of Supervisors shall select a replacement by majority vote of all members
of the Board to complete the present unexpired term.
E.Â
The Manager's compensation shall be set from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and shall be paid out of the
general fund of the Township.
The Manager will be chosen on the basis of executive and administrative
abilities, with special reference to training and experience in municipal
management and to the duties of the office as set forth in this chapter.
Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Manager shall give
a bond to the Township with a bonding company as surety, as set by the elected
Auditors of the Township, and the premium for said bond shall be paid by the
Township.
A.Â
The 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.Â
Subject to recall or revision by ordinance of the Board
of Supervisors, the powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include
the following:
(1)Â
The Manager shall supervise and be responsible for the
activities of all municipal departments and all Township employees.
(2)Â
The Manager shall hire, with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors, and, when necessary for the good of the service, shall discipline,
suspend or discharge any employee based upon the Township's personnel policies
and the recommendations of the department head; provided, further, that with
respect to other Township employees, the hiring and firing thereof shall be
subject to the terms, if any, set forth in any personnel manual promulgated
by the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall report at each meeting of the
Board of Supervisors any action taken pursuant to the authority of this subsection.
(3)Â
The Manager shall participate in all personnel actions
affecting department heads and shall periodically perform employee evaluations
and make recommendations to the Board regarding salaries of personnel under
his supervision.
(4)Â
The Manager shall prepare and submit to the Board before
the close of each fiscal year a detailed, balanced budget for the next fiscal
year, and an explanatory budget message when requested. Such budget shall
be submitted in sufficient time to allow for its study and adoption within
the time limitations of the Second Class Township Code.[1] In preparing the recommended budget, the Township Manager shall
obtain from the head of each department, agency, board or office estimates
or revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data deemed necessary.
The Township Manager shall review such estimates and may revise the same prior
to submission of the recommended budget to the Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
(5)Â
The Manager shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors and shall prepare
monthly financial statements of all revenues and expenditures with appropriate
recommendations to the Board.
(6)Â
The Manager shall, in conjunction with the preparation
of the yearly budget, develop long-range fiscal plans for the municipality,
such plans to be presented annually to the Board of Supervisors for its review
and adoption.
(7)Â
The Manager shall submit to the Board, as soon as possible
after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and
administrative activities of the Township for the preceding year.
(8)Â
The Manager shall periodically prepare and submit to
the Board of Supervisors reports as to the conduct of Township affairs and
such other reports as requested by the Board.
(9)Â
The Manager and the Board of Supervisors shall prepare
the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors, containing items
requested by individual members of the Board in addition to items suggested
by the Township Manager. The Township Manager will supply pertinent facts
thereto.
(10)Â
The Manager shall attend all regular and special meetings
of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager may participate in the general discussions
of the Board but shall not have the right to vote.
(11)Â
The Manager may hold such other municipal offices or
head one or more of the municipal departments as the Board may from time to
time direct.
(12)Â
The Manager shall conduct the general affairs of the
Township, including but not limited to purchasing, collections, administration
and enforcement of contracts, leases and franchises in accordance with applicable
laws and ordinances and the directives and policies of the Board of Supervisors.
(13)Â
The Manager may employ, with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors, experts or consultants to perform work and to provide advice
to the Township in connection with any of the functions of the Township.
(14)Â
The Manager shall attend to the letting of contracts
in due form of law and shall supervise the performance and faithful execution
of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon other
Township officers by law.
(15)Â
The Manager shall see that all money owed to the Township
is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and
collection of all Township claims.
(16)Â
All questions and complaints regarding Township services,
actions and personnel shall be referred to the Township Manager. The Manager
shall investigate, evaluate, respond to and dispose of such questions and
complaints in accordance with Township policies and regulations and shall
report thereon to the Board of Supervisors.
(17)Â
The Manager shall research and investigate the administration
and governmental functions or other municipalities in order to make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors regarding appropriate ordinances affecting the
health, safety, welfare and administration of the Township.
(18)Â
The Manager shall perform all lawful duties designated
by the Board of Supervisors.
Should the Manager become ill or disabled or otherwise
need to be absent from the Township, the Assistant Manager, or other person
designated by the Board of Supervisors, shall perform the duties of the Manager.
A.Â
It is the express intention of this chapter that individual
members of the Board of Supervisors shall not interfere with, dictate, influence
or attempt to interfere with, dictate or influence the day-to-day administrative
operations of the Township.
B.Â
Limitations of Manager.
(2)Â
The Manager shall not hire or fire any department head
without approval of the Board of Supervisors.
(3)Â
The Manager shall refrain from any attempt to influence
decisions of a legislative or quasi-judicial nature, including but not limited
to zoning changes, consideration of subdivision or development plans and purchase
of open space or parklands.
(4)Â
The Manager shall refrain from actively engaging in federal,
state, county or municipal politics.
