[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Pennsbury 6-7-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created
by the Township of Pennsbury.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite
term by a majority of all the 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 majority vote of all its members.
At least 30 days before such removal becomes effective, the Board
of Supervisors shall furnish the Manager with a written statement
setting forth its intention of removal and the reasons therefor.
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 practices in respect
to the duties of the office as herein outlined. The manager need not
be a resident of the Township or of the State of Pennsylvania.
Before entering upon the duties of office, the
Manager shall give a bond to the Township with a bonding company as
surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors, in a sum to be
established from time to time by the Board of Supervisors, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the Manager's duties. The premium
shall be paid by the Township.
The salary and other compensation, if any, of
the Township Manager shall be fixed from time to time by resolution,
and shall be paid out of the general fund of the Township.
A.
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 Manager's powers and duties shall relate to the
general management of all Township business not expressly by statute
imposed or conferred upon other Township officials.
B.
Subject to recall by the Board of Supervisors, the
powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following
general duties and powers:
(1)
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of
all Township administrative, road maintenance, financial and clerical
functions.
(2)
With the prior approval of the majority of the Board
of Supervisors, hire, suspend or discharge any or all employees under
the Manager's supervision, provided that persons covered by the civil
service provisions of the Township Code shall be hired, suspended
or discharged in accordance with such provisions; provided further,
that the Manager shall report, at the next meeting thereafter of the
Board of Supervisors, any action taken by this authority.
(3)
Prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors on
an annual basis before October 15 a draft administrative budget for
the next fiscal year. In preparing the budget the Manager, or a designated
officer shall obtain from the Roadmaster and Chairman or each commission
and committee, anticipated and requested expenditures and other supporting
data as needed. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise
them before submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors. Final Township
budget preparation shall be by the Board of Supervisors.
(4)
Attend, as requested by the Board of Supervisors,
meetings of the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission.
(5)
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of
Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(6)
Keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the conduct
of the Township affairs; submit periodic reports as the Board of Supervisors
requests; and make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors
as deemed necessary.
(7)
Submit to the Board of Supervisors, as soon as possible
after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on administrative
activities of the Township for the preceding year.
(8)
See that the provisions of ordinances, franchises,
leases, permits, and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
(9)
Employ, by and with the 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.
(10)
Attend to the letting of contracts, with prior approval
of the majority of the Board of Supervisors, in due form of law and
supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same except
insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some other Township
office by statute.
(11)
Purchase, as approved by the Board of Supervisors
and in accordance with the provisions of the Township Code, all supplies
and equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments, and other
offices of the Township, excluding the road department. The Manager
shall keep an account of such purchases and shall, from time to time
or when directed by the Board of Supervisors, make a written report
thereof.
(12)
All complaints regarding services or personnel of
the Township shall be referred to the office of the Manager. The Manager
shall investigate and attempt to dispose of such complaints, and report
thereon to the Board of Supervisors.
(13)
Except where otherwise specified by the terms of particular
ordinances, the Manager shall take such steps as are necessary to
enforce or otherwise act pursuant to Township ordinances, and shall
be deemed in such capacity to exercise all police powers of the Township.
(14)
The Manager shall have the authority, with the Board
of Supervisors, to execute on behalf of the Township, any and all
affidavits, pleadings, appeals, verifications and other legal documents
pertaining to any litigation in which the Township is involved, whether
as a party or otherwise and authorize the filing of all such documents.
C.
In addition to the foregoing, the Township Manager
shall have the following specific duties:
(1)
Open and be in attendance at the Township Building
during such hours as shall be stipulated from time to time by the
Board of Supervisors. In the event of emergency or other special requirement,
the Manager shall be in attendance or available as directed by the
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for meetings of other Township
boards, agencies or commissions.
(2)
Maintain appropriate records and files.
