The office of Township Manager-Secretary, having been created
by Ordinance No. 1962-11, is hereby modified by the Manheim Township
Board of Commissioners pursuant to the powers vested in the Commissioners
by Article IX (Township Secretary) and Article XIII-A (Township Manager)
of the First Class Township Code, Act of October 29, 2020 (P.L. 782,
No. 96).
The Township Manager shall be appointed as an at-will employee
for an indefinite term by a majority of all members of the Board.
The Township Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and
may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time by a majority
vote of the Board. The Board and Township Manager may enter into an
employment agreement outlining terms and conditions of employment;
however, such agreement shall not interfere or otherwise hinder the
at-will employment relationship of the Township Manager and must be
in compliance with the First Class Township Code.
The Township Manager shall give bond to the Township with a
bonding company of the Board's choice in an amount to be approved
by the Board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the Township
Manager's duties. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the
Township.
The Township Manager's initial salary and benefits shall
be approved by ordinance or resolution. Thereafter, salary changes
shall be determined by resolution or other manner of determination
approved by the Board, which may include approval of the annual budget
by the Township as the same may include provision of such compensation.
In their relationship with the Township Manager, the Commissioners
shall act as a body through the Board President or through an appropriate
committee of the Commissioners. Individual members of the Board shall
refrain from interfering with the Township Manager and shall not interfere
with other employees of the Township in the daily performance of their
duties, except for purposes of inquiry. Matters shall be dealt with
solely through the Township Manager, unless otherwise directed by
the Commissioners. The Township Manager shall be responsible to respond
in a timely manner to all reasonable inquiries from members of the
Board. Nothing herein shall prevent the Board from establishing a
committee by resolution of its own to review the operations and legislative
needs of the Township's departments or from assigning its members
to liaison relationships with the individual departments for the purpose
of providing open channels of communications between the Board and
department heads. A Board committee shall not be authorized to make
administrative decisions and shall not be authorized to issue directives
to department heads or employees. Nothing in this section shall limit
the Board's authority to make administrative decisions as a whole
or through the Board President in the event of an emergency or in
the event the Township Manager is incapacitated or otherwise unavailable
to perform his or her duties.
Should any paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this article
be declared unconstitutional, or invalid for any reason, the remainder
of said article shall remain in full force and effect, and the same
shall not affect the validity of the remining portion of this article.
This article shall become effective upon enactment.