[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hempfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-6]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created
by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Hempfield, Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania.
A.
As soon as practical after the enactment of this article,
the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Hempfield shall elect,
by a majority vote of its members present at a duly called meeting
of the Board of Supervisors, one person to fill the office of Township
Manager, who shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified,
or until said office of Township Manager is abolished.
B.
In the case of a vacancy, the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hempfield shall fill said office by a majority
vote of the members in attendance at a regularly called meeting of
the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Hempfield.
C.
The Township Manager shall, however, be subject to
removal at any time by a majority vote of all the members of the Board
of Supervisors of Hempfield Township, provided that, at least 15 days
before such removal becomes effective, the Board of Supervisors of
the Township of Hempfield shall furnish the Township Manager with
a written statement setting forth its intention to remove said Manager.
D.
In the event the Manager shall decide to resign, the
Manager shall give to the Board of Supervisors at 60 days’ notice
of his/her intention to resign.
[Amended 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
A.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of
the Manager's executive and administrative ability, with special reference
to actual experience or knowledge of accepted practices in respect
to the duties of the Manager's office as herein outlined.
B.
The Township Manager need not be a resident of the
Township of Hempfield or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the
time of appointment but shall within two years from said appointment
become a resident of the Township of Hempfield.
Before entering upon the duties, the Township
Manager shall give a bond to the Township of Hempfield, with a bonding
company as surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors, in
the sum of $200,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
Manager's duties, and the premium for the said bond shall be paid
by the Township of Hempfield.
The salary and benefits of the Township Manager
shall be fixed from time to time by resolution making reference to
this article.
The Township Manager shall be the Chief Executive
Officer of the Township and shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hempfield as a whole for the proper and efficient
administration of the affairs of Hempfield Township. His powers and
duties shall relate to the general management of all Township business
as administered by the departments created therefor by the Township
Supervisors and not expressly by statute imposed or conferred upon
other Township officers or persons. Subject to recall by ordinance,
the powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.
The Township Manager shall supervise and be responsible
for the activities of all departments, unless, by statute or directive
by the Board of Supervisors, a function of any such municipal department
is imposed upon some other Township officer or person.
B.
In the event the Board of Supervisors desires to hire
a new employee, the Board shall notify the Township Manager of its
decision to hire. The Township Manager shall process all applications
for employment. The Township Manager shall then forward a complete
list of applicants to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors
may consider the hiring of such employee from said list.
[Amended 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
C.
The Township Manager shall also, when necessary for
the good of the Township, recommend to the Board of Supervisors the
discipline, suspension or discharge of a Township employee. In making
said recommendation, the Manager shall inform the Board of Supervisors
of the reason for said recommendation. The Board of Supervisors shall
act upon the recommendation of the discipline, suspension or discharge
within 30 days after written notification of the Township Manager's
recommendation. The Township Manager shall report at the next regular
meeting thereafter to the Board of Supervisors of Hempfield Township
any action taken by authority of this subsection.
D.
The Township Manager shall prepare and submit to the
Board of Supervisors before the second day of October of each year,
or any such alternate date as the Board of Supervisors shall determine,
a budget the Manager, or an officer designated by the Manager, shall
obtain, from the head of each department, agency or board, or officer,
estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data
as the Manager requests. The Manager shall, with the Township Treasurer,
review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget
to the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
E.
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the
administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors
of Hempfield Township.
F.
The Township Manager shall, with the Township Treasurer
and in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget, develop
long-range fiscal plans for the municipality, and such plans shall
be presented annually to the Board of Supervisors for its review and
consideration.
[Amended 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
G.
The Township Manager shall attend all public meetings
of the Board of Supervisors and such other meetings as directed, with
the right to take part in the discussion, and he shall receive notice
of all special meetings of the Board of Supervisors.
H.
The Township Manager, with the assistance of the Township
Secretary, will prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of
Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
[Amended 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-07]
I.
The Township Manager shall keep the Board of Supervisors
informed as to the conduct of Township affairs, supply periodic reports
of the condition of the Township's finances and such other reports
as the Board of Supervisors requests and make such recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors as he deems necessary.
J.
The Township Manager shall submit to the Board of
Supervisors, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year,
a complete report on the financial administrative activities of the
Township of Hempfield for the preceding year.
K.
The Township Manager shall see that the provisions
of all franchises, leases, permits, contracts, bonds and privileges
granted by the Township of Hempfield are observed.
L.
The Township Manager may 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
of Hempfield which are within his duties.
M.
The Township Manager shall attend to the awarding
of contracts in due form of law, and the Manager shall supervise the
performance and faithful execution of the same except insofar as such
duties are expressly imposed upon some other Township officer by statute.
N.
The Township Manager shall see that all money owed
Hempfield Township is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are
taken for the security of collection of all Township claims, except
insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some other Township
officer by statute or ordinance, whether heretofore or hereafter passed.
O.
The Township Manager, upon direction of the Board
of Supervisors, shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions
of the Second Class Township Code, all supplies and equipment for
the various agencies, boards, departments and other offices of Hempfield
Township. The Manager 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. The Manager shall also issue rules
and regulations, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors,
governing the requisition and purchasing of all municipal supplies
and equipment.
P.
The Township Manager shall prepare and keep a current
inventory showing all real and personal property of the Township and
its location and shall be responsible for the care and custody of
all such property, including equipment, buildings, parks and all other
Township property, except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed
upon some other Township officer by statute.
Q.
The Township Manager shall cause to be kept a complete
set of maps and plats showing the location of all Township utilities
and other municipal properties, all streets and other public places
and all lots or parcels of land subdivided according to law.
R.
All complaints relating to the services of personnel
of Hempfield Township shall be referred to the office of the Township
Manager. The Manager, or an officer designated by the Manager, shall
investigate and dispose of such complaint, and the Township Manager
shall report thereon to the Board of Supervisors, except insofar as
some other proceeding for the disposition of the complaint is expressly
provided by statute.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent
from the Township, the Manager shall recommend a qualified member
of the Manager's staff to perform the Manager's duties, and, if approved
by the Board of Supervisors, the person so recommended shall perform
the duties of the Manager during the Manager's absence or disability.
In the absence of a recommendation from the Manager of a member of
his staff to perform his duties, the Board of Supervisors shall choose
such person as the Board deems qualified to perform the duties of
the Manager during the Manager's absence or disability.
