[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Derry 1-20-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Board
of Supervisors.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, and he or she may be
removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members. At least
30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Board of Supervisors
shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its
intention to remove him or her.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or her
executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to
the duties of the office as herein outlined. The Manager need not
be a resident of the Township or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at the time of appointment, but during the tenure of office he or
she may reside outside the Township only with the approval of the
Board of Supervisors. If the Board of Supervisors fails within a reasonable
time, not to exceed 60 days after the appointment, to approve the
Manager's residence outside the Township, he or she must immediately
become, and during the tenure remain, a resident of the Township.
Before entering upon his or her duties, the Manager shall give
a bond, in the sum established annually pursuant to a motion of the
Board of Supervisors, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved
by the Board of Supervisors, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of his or her duties. The premium for said bond to be paid by the
Township.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time
to time by the Board of Supervisors.
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 placed in his or her charge. The powers and duties for
administration of all Township business shall be vested in the Manager,
unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute or ordinance upon
other Township officers. Subject to recall, the powers and duties
of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments;
B.
Prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors a budget for the next
fiscal year and an explanatory budget message in such a timely fashion
as will enable the Board of Supervisors to consider and adopt the
budget and related tax ordinances according to the requirements of
law. In preparing the budget, 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 is required. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise
them before submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors;
C.
Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption
by the Board of Supervisors;
D.
Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range
fiscal plans for the Township, such plans to be presented annually
to the Board of Supervisors for its review and adoption;
E.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees
with the right to take part in the discussions;
F.
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors and
supply facts pertinent thereto;
G.
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 deemed
advisable;
H.
Submit to the Board of Supervisors, as soon as possible after the
close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative
activities of the Township for the preceding year;
I.
See that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by the Board of Supervisors are observed;
J.
Employ, by and with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, experts
and consultants to perform work and to advise;
K.
Attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law. The Manager
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;
L.
Be responsible for all accounts payable and receivable; and
M.
Enforce the ordinances and regulations of the Township.
