[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Whiteland 3-8-1976 by Ord. No. 40 (Ch.
1, Part 1, of the 1983 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 69.
The office of Township Manager is hereby created
by the Township of West Whiteland.
[Amended 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 452; 3-9-2022 by Ord. No. 468]
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite
term by a majority of all of the members of the Board. The Manager
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any
time by a majority vote of all its members.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis
of executive and administrative abilities as well as personal qualities
with special reference to the duties of the office as herein outlined.
The Manager need not be a resident of the Township.
[Amended 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 452]
Before entering upon the duties of the position,
the Manager shall give a bond to the Township with a bonding company,
as surety, to be approved by the Board, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of the duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by
the Township.
[Amended 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 452]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be
fixed at the time of employment and may be adjusted from time to time
by a majority vote of the Board.
[Amended 2-23-2011 by Ord. No. 375; 12-14-2011 by Ord. No. 396; 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 452]
A.
The Manager shall be the Administrative Officer of
the Township and shall be responsible to the Board as a whole for
the proper, efficient and economical administration of the affairs
of the Township. The Manager shall act at all times with complete
fidelity and in a way that will reflect credit upon, and benefit to,
the Township and its government as a whole. The powers and duties
of administration of Township business, as outlined in this Part I,
Administrative Legislation, of the Code of the Township of West Whiteland,
and amendments or directives related thereto, shall be vested in the
Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute upon other
Township officers.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance of the Board, the powers
and duties of the Township Manager shall be to:
(1)
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of
all municipal departments, except the Police Department. The Manager
shall assist the Chief of Police or ranking officer in the administration
of the Department but shall not exercise operational control or supervision
over its activities of uniformed police officers of the Police Department;
[Amended 3-9-2022 by Ord. No. 468]
(2)
Prescribing personnel policies and regulations for
personnel, subject to prior notification to the Board, and shall administer
and enforce those personnel policies and regulations;
(3)
Hiring, suspending or discharging of any employee
with the terms of any hiring subject to the concurrence of the Board,
except that the suspension or removal of a uniformed police officer,
including members of the command staff, shall comply with all applicable
provisions of the Second-Class Township Code;
(4)
With the concurrence of the Board, fixing wages and
salaries of all personnel not subject to a collective bargaining agreement;
(5)
Preparing and submitting to the Board not less than
45 days before the close of each fiscal year, a budget for the next
fiscal year and an explanatory budget message, and administering the
budget after its adoption by the Board;
(6)
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 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 commissions
with the right to take part in the discussions, and receive notice
of all special meetings of the Board and its commissions;
(9)
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board and
supply facts pertinent thereto;
(10)
Keep the Board informed as to the conduct of Township
affairs; submit periodic report on the condition of the Township finances,
and such other reports as the Board requests; and make recommendations
to the Board as the Manager deems advisable;
(11)
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 preceding year;
(12)
See that the provisions of all ordinances, franchises,
leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed;
(13)
Employ, subject to approval of the Board, experts
and consultants, to perform work, and to advise in connection with
any of the functions of the Township;
(14)
Ensuring proper procedures and controls are in place
for:
(a)
The letting of contracts in due form of law, and the performance
and faithful execution of the same, except insofar as such duties
are expressly imposed by statute upon some other Township officer;
(b)
The collection of all money owed to the Township in a timely manner,
and the proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Township' s claims; and
(c)
The purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second-Class
Township Code, of all supplies and equipment for the departments and
for such other offices, agencies and commissions as the Board may
from time to time direct;
(15)
Investigating and responding to, or designating the
same to the appropriate employee, complaints regarding Township services
and report those of significance to the Board;
(16)
Analyzing thoroughly all matters requiring Board decision,
representing fairly and objectively all facts pertinent to these decisions;
(17)
Maintaining a high level of public relations for all
elements of the Township government, including periodic reports and
such other information as the Manager may be directed to prepare from
time to time by the Board;
(19)
Taking action on denying or partially denying any
final financial security release requests when the Township Engineer
has not certified a full release of the request, pursuant to the requirements
under the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
[Amended 1-22-2020 by Ord. No. 452]
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent
from the Township, he or she shall designate one qualified member
of the staff to perform the duties of the Manager during the 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.
