[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Lower Makefield 12-6-1993 as Ord. No. 285. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created
by the Township of Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, retroactive
to the date it was first established within the township.
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority
of the members of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager, in the absence
of an employment agreement, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Supervisors and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of
its members.
[Amended 6-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 409]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive
and administrative abilities with special reference to actual experience
in or knowledge of accepted practice with respect to the duties of
the offices herein outlined. The Manager need not be a resident of
the Township or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment,
but within one year after his or her selection, the Manager shall
reside at all times within a twenty-mile radius as measured from the
Lower Makefield Township Building.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
Prior to commencing the duties of Township Manager,
the Township Manager shall give bond to the township with a corporate
surety to be approved by the Board of Supervisors in an amount to
be fixed by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the requirements
of the Second Class Township Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq.
The salary and other compensation of the Township
Manager shall be fixed, from time to time, by the Board of Supervisors
at a public meeting.
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative
officer of the township and shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors
for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the
township. The powers and duties of the Township Manager shall be nonlegislative
and shall relate to the general management of the township's business
not expressly by statute or ordinance conferred upon any other township
officers or employees. The powers and duties of the Manager shall
include but not be limited to the following:
A.
Supervision and responsibility for the activities
of all municipal departments.
B.
Subject to the requirements of the law and the township's
personnel policies, to hire, to suspend, to discharge and to discipline
all employees under the Township Managers' supervision; provided,
however, that the Township Manager shall report at the next meeting
of the Board of Supervisors any action taken by the Manager in furtherance
of the provisions of this subsection.
D.
Responsibility for the administration of the budget
following its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
E.
Be designated to hold such other municipal offices
and to head such municipal departments as may be directed by the Board
of Supervisors.
F.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and
to provide notice of said meetings in accordance with law.
G.
In consultation with the Board of Supervisors, prepare
the agenda for each meeting and supply sufficient information so that
the Board is familiar with the topic prior to the public meeting.
H.
Keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the conduct
of the township affairs including the submission of periodic reports
and the making of necessary recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
for action.
I.
As soon as practical after the close of the fiscal
year, submit to the Board of Supervisors a complete report on the
financial and administrative activities of the township for the preceding
year.
J.
Assure the observance of all leases, franchises, permits
and privileges granted by the township.
K.
Manage the awarding of contracts in accordance with
the provisions of law and supervise the performance and faithful execution
of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon
another township officer by statute or ordinance.
L.
Assure the timely receipt of moneys payable to the
township and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and
collection of the same.
M.
Act as a purchasing officer of the township in accordance
with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code[2] and the township's policies and procedures, subject however,
to the requirement of the submission of bids to the Board of Supervisors
for acceptance.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq.
N.
Responsibility for all complaints regarding services
or personnel of the township and the Township Manager or his designee
shall investigate and attempt to resolve said complaints and report
thereon to the Board of Supervisors.
Neither the Board of Supervisors nor any of
its members or members of any board, commission or committee, subsidiary
to the Board of Supervisors shall attempt any action effecting any
employee of the township except as required or permitted by law and/or
the provisions of the township personnel policy which has previously
been adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
In the absence of the Township Manager from
the township, the Township Manager may appoint an acting Manager in
his/her stead. Said appointment, however, shall be subject to the
approval of the Board of Supervisors and to the extent that the Board
of Supervisors is unavailable to carry out its responsibilities, then
the Township Manager may appoint an acting Manager in his/her absence
until the next Board of Supervisors meeting.
