[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 1]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township
of North Strabane.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 2; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of the Board of Township Supervisors. The Manager shall serve at the
pleasure of the Township Supervisors and may be removed at any time
by a majority vote of the Board of Township Supervisors.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 3; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
Solely on the basis of executive and administrative abilities,
with special reference to actual experience and knowledge of accepted
practices in respect to the duties of office as herein outlined, the
Manager shall be chosen. The Manager need not be a resident of the
Township or of the State of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment,
but the Board of Supervisors may require that, within 30 days after
appointment, the Manager shall become and during the tenure of the
office shall remain a resident of the Township.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 4; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
Before entering upon the duties of Manager, the Manager shall
give a bond to the Township, with a bonding company as surety, to
be approved by the Township, in the sum of $100,000, conditioned for
the faithful performance of Manager duties. The premium shall be paid
by the Township.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 5; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed by the Board
of Supervisors by resolution.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 6; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
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 shall relate to the general management
of all Township business not expressly by statute imposed or conferred
upon other Township officers.
Subject to recall by ordinance of the Township Supervisors,
the powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
1.
The Manager shall supervise and be responsible for the activities
of all municipal departments as so delegated by the Board of Supervisors
by resolution.
2.
The Manager shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors the employment
or discharge of any municipal employee; however, the authority to
employ or discharge the same shall be vested in the Board of Supervisors
of North Strabane Township.
3.
The Manager shall prepare and submit to Township Supervisors, before
the close of the fiscal year, or on such alternative date as Township
Supervisors shall determine, a budget for the next fiscal year and
an explanatory budget message. In preparing the budget, the Manager,
or an official designated by the Manager, shall obtain from the head
of each department, agency, board, or office estimates of revenues
and expenditures and other supporting data as the Manager requests.
The Manager shall review such estimates and may review them before
submitting the budget to Township Supervisors; provided, however,
that the Manager concommitently submit to the Board a written explanation
of his revisions and the reason(s) therefor.
4.
The Manager shall be responsible for the administration of the budget
after its adoption by the Township Supervisors.
5.
The Manager shall hold such other municipal offices or head one or
more of the municipal departments as the Township Supervisors may
from time to time direct.
6.
The Manager shall attend all meetings of the Township Supervisors
and its committees, with the right to take part in the discussion,
and shall give notice of all special meetings of its committees.
7.
The Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Township
Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
8.
The Manager shall keep the Township Supervisors informed as to the
conduct of Township affairs, submit periodic reports on the condition
of Township finances and such other reports as the Township Supervisors
request, and make such recommendations to the Township Supervisors
as the Manager deems necessary.
9.
The Manager shall submit to the Township Supervisors, as soon as
possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on
the financial and administrative activities of the Township for the
preceding year.
10.
Unless the duties are imposed elsewhere by law, ordinance or resolution,
the Manager, when directed by the Board of Supervisors, shall see
that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits, licenses,
privileges and agreements granted by the Township are observed.
11.
The Manager may employ, by and with the approval of the majority
of the Board of Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work
and to advise the Manager in connection with any of the functions
of the Township.
12.
The Manager shall attend to the letting of contracts duly approved
by the Board of Supervisors and the Township Solicitor and 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.
13.
Unless the duties are imposed elsewhere by law, ordinance or resolution,
the Manager shall see that all monies owed the Township are promptly
paid and that, subject to approval by the Township Solicitor and the
Board of Supervisors, that proper proceedings are taken for the security
and collection of all the Township's claims.
14.
The Manager shall be the purchasing officer of the Township and shall
purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class Township
Code, any applicable ordinances and resolutions of the Board of Supervisors,
all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments,
and other offices of the Township. The Manager shall keep an account
of all purchases and shall, from time to time, when directed by Township
Supervisors, make a full written report thereof. The Manager shall
also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of Township
Supervisors, governing the requisition and purchasing of all municipal
supplies and equipment.
15.
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the Township shall
be referred to the office of the Manager, except those pertaining
to the Manager, which shall be referred to one or more members of
the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall make a report of complaints
regarding services or personnel of the Township to the Board of Supervisors,
which may authorize the Manager to investigate further and report
the results of his investigation to the Board for such disposition
as the Board may deem necessary, or, alternatively, the Board may
authorize the Manager to dispose of such complaints and report as
to the final disposition to the Township Supervisors.
[Ord. 87, 12/29/1975, § 7; as amended by Ord. 140,
6/17/1984]
If the Manager shall, in the sole discretion of the Board of
Supervisors, become ill, disabled or for some other reason must be
absent from the Township, the Board of Supervisors shall designate
one qualified person to perform the duties of the Manager during the
illness, disability or absence of the Manager. The person so designated
shall not perform the Manager's duties for a period longer than three
weeks without approval of the Board of Supervisors.
