[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 1]
The office of Township Manager for the Township of Allen is hereby created by the authority of the Second Class Township Code, § 66301 (53 P.S. § 66301).
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 2]
The Township Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority of all members of the Allen Township Board of Supervisors. The Township 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 all members. At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Board of Supervisors shall furnish the Township Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to remove him/her.
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 3]
The Township 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. The Township Manager need not be a resident of the Township of Allen or the County of Northampton, but must reside within close proximity as to be available to the Township for the performance of usual duties as well as emergency duties.
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 4]
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Township Manager shall give bond, in the sum of $300,000, with a bonding company as surety, to be posted with and approved by the Board of Supervisors of Allen Township, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties as Township Manager, with the premium for said bond to be paid by the Township.
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 5]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed by the Allen Township Board of Supervisors, from time to time, by Resolution.
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 6; as amended by Ord. 2008-02, 3/25/2008]
1. 
The Township Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of Allen Township and shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors as a whole for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of Allen Township placed in his/her charge. The powers and duties for administration of all Township business shall be vested in the Township Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute or ordinance or on the Board of Supervisors or other Township officers.
2. 
Subject to recall by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors, 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.
B. 
The Township Manager shall hire, and when necessary, suspend or discharge any employee under his/her supervision. Any action taken by the Township Manager pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to review and ratification by the Allen Board of Supervisors at its next regularly scheduled meeting subsequent to the Manager's action. In the event that the Board of Supervisors ratifies the action taken by the Township Manager, the action shall be effective as of the date the Manager notified the employee of the action.
C. 
Fix wages and salaries, with prior approval of the Board of Supervisors, of all personnel under his/her supervision.
D. 
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 if necessary, according to the requirements of law. In preparing the budget, the manager, or an officer designated by him/her, shall obtain from the head of each department, agency or board, or any qualified officer thereof, estimates of revenue and expenditures and such other supporting data as is required. The Township Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
E. 
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the administration of and adherence to the budget after it is adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
F. 
The Township Manager shall develop, in connection 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 their review and adoption.
G. 
The Township Manager shall hold such Township offices and head such departments as the Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, direct.
H. 
The Township Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees with the right to take part in discussion. The Township Manager shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its committees.
I. 
The Township Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
J. 
The Township Manager shall 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 may request; and make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as deemed advisable.
K. 
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 finances and the administrative activities of the Township for the preceding year.
L. 
The Township Manager shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
M. 
The Township Manager shall employ, by and with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise.
N. 
The Township Manager shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law. The Township Manager shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon other officers.
O. 
The Township Manager shall be responsible for all accounts payable and receivable.
P. 
The Township Manager shall serve as purchasing officer of the Township and purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code, all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the Township. The Township 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. 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.
Q. 
The Township Manager shall investigate and dispose of, or designate an officer to investigate and dispose of, all complaints regarding Township services and personnel and to report to the Board of Supervisors thereon. All complaints regarding Township services shall be referred to the office of the Township Manager.
R. 
The Township Manager shall enforce the ordinances and regulations of the Township, unless enforcement is otherwise designated to other Township personnel.
[Ord. 2000-07, 12/14/2000, § 7]
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township, the Assistant to the Township Manager, with the prior approval of the Board of Supervisors, shall perform the duties of the Township Manager during his/her absence or disability. The Assistant to the Township Manager shall perform these duties only for the period designated and approved by the Board of Supervisors.