[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Chadds Ford Township 4-1-2009 by Ord. No. 121; amended in its entirety 6-3-2015 by Ord. No. 137. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The Code of Chadds Ford Township is hereby amended so as to create the office of Township Manager.
The Manager shall be appointed by a majority of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, and he/she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of the office as herein outlined.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Manager shall give bond to the Township, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office, 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.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
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 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. The powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
(1) 
To supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments.
(2) 
To suspend any employee under the Manager's supervision, provided that the Manager shall report, at the next meeting thereafter of the Board of Supervisors, the circumstances surrounding the suspension.
(3) 
The Township Manager can hire and/or discharge any employee after first conferring with the Board of Supervisors.
(4) 
To make recommendations and seek Board approval to fix wages and salaries of all personnel under the Manager's supervision.
(5) 
To see to the proper enforcement of ordinances and regulations of the Township.
(6) 
To 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 the Manager 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 required. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
(7) 
To be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
(8) 
To develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget, long-range fiscal plans for the municipality, such plans to be presented annually to the Board of Supervisors for its review and adoption.
(9) 
To hold such other municipal offices and head such municipal departments as the Board of Supervisors may from time to time direct.
(10) 
Shall attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and may attend Township committee meetings with the right to take part in discussions and to receive notice of all special meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees.
(11) 
To prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(12) 
To 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/she deems advisable.
(13) 
To submit to the Board of Supervisors, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and the administrative activities of the Township for the preceding year.
(14) 
To see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
(15) 
To 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.
(16) 
To attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and he/she 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.
(17) 
To 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.
(18) 
To be the purchasing officer of the Township, and he/she shall purchase, in accordance with the provision of the Second Class Township Code, all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the Township. He/she 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/she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors, governing the procurement of all municipal supplies and equipment.
B. 
All complaints regarding Township services shall be referred to the office of the Manager. He/she, or an officer designated by him/her, 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 suspension of any person from municipal employment by the Manager, and no Township employee, commission member, committee member, and/or volunteer shall give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Manager, unless so directed by the Township Manager.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township, the Manager shall designate one qualified member of the staff to perform the duties of the Manager during the Manager's 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.