[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Concord 4-2-1973 by Ord. No. 78. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township of Concord.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors and he may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. 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 him.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of his office as herein outlined.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond to the township, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the township. The amount of said bond may be changed and determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
The Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Township, and he 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. Subject to recall by ordinance enacted by the Board of Supervisors, the powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A. 
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments.
B. 
He shall hire and, when necessary for the good of the service, shall suspend or discharge any employee under his supervision, provided that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the Second Class Township Code[1] shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance with such provisions and provided, further, that the Manager shall report, at the next meeting thereafter of the Board of Supervisors, any action taken by authority of this subsection.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
C. 
He shall have the power to fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his supervision, within a range previously determined by the Board of Supervisors.
D. 
He shall prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors, 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 him 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 requires. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
E. 
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
F. 
He 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.
G. 
He shall hold such other municipal offices and head such municipal departments as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time direct.
H. 
He shall attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees with the right to take part in the discussions and he shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees.
I. 
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
J. 
He shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the conduct of township affairs; submit periodic reports on the condition of the township finances and such other reports as the Board of Supervisors requests; and make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as he deems advisable.
K. 
He shall submit to the Board of Supervisors, 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.
L. 
He shall see that the provision of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the township are observed.
M. 
He may employ, by and with the written approval of the Board of Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection with any of the functions of the township.
N. 
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and he shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon some other township officer.
O. 
He shall see that all money owed the township is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection of all the township's claims.
P. 
He shall be the Purchasing Officer of the township and he shall purchase, in accordance with the provision of the Second Class Township Code,[2] all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the township. He 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. He shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors, governing the procurement of all municipal supplies and equipment.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
Q. 
All complaints regarding township services shall be referred to the office of the Manager. He or an officer designated by him shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager shall report thereon to the Board of Supervisors. Short-term complaints shall be reported after having been satisfied. In the case of complaints requiring more time, progress reports shall be filed biweekly.
Neither the Board of Supervisors nor its committees shall dictate or influence or attempt to dictate or influence the hiring of any person to or his discharge from municipal employment by the Manager or in any manner take part in the hiring, suspending or discharging of employees in the administrative service of the township, except as required by the civil service provisions of the Second Class Township Code.[1] Other than for the purposes of inquiry, the Board of Supervisors or any of its members or any of the Board's committees or its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Township Manager, and neither the Board of Supervisors nor any of its members nor any of the Board of Supervisors' committees or its members shall give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Manager.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the township, he shall designate one qualified member of his staff to perform the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person so designated shall not perform these duties for a period longer than two weeks without the approval of the Board of Supervisors.