[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Marlborough 6-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-06-02. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Officers and employees — See Ch. 36.
The Board of the Township hereby creates the position of Township
Manager (hereinafter "Manager"), subject to the right of the Board,
at any time by ordinance, to abolish such office.
The Manager shall be appointed from time to time, and whenever
there shall be a vacancy in the office, for an indefinite term by
majority vote of the Board. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board and may be removed by a majority vote of the Board. Notwithstanding
any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Manager shall acquire
no property right in employment or compensation amount as a result
of the passage of this chapter.
The Manager shall be selected on the basis of executive and
administrative abilities with particular reference to actual experience
in and knowledge of accepted practice in the duties of the office
as hereinafter set forth. The determination of the Board as to the
qualifications of any candidate for the position of Manager shall
be final.
Before entering upon the duties and continuously thereafter,
the Manager shall provide a bond to the Township in such sum as shall
be required by the Board, as surety, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of the duties of the office. The Township shall pay the
premium for said bond.
The Manager need not be a resident of the Township, but shall
within six months of his appointment reside within a twenty-five-mile
radius of the Township.
The salary of the Manager shall be fixed at the time of employment
and may be adjusted from time to time by a resolution passed by a
majority vote of the Board.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the
Township, and shall be responsible to the Board for the proper and
efficient administration of the affairs of the Township. The Manager
shall be responsible for the general management of all Township business
not expressly, by statute or ordinance, imposed or conferred upon
other Township officers. The Manager shall also act as Township Secretary
unless another individual is appointed by the Board to fill that position.
The specific duties and authority of the Manager pursuant to the statement of general authority set forth in § 29-7 hereof, shall include but be limited to the following:
A.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all Township
departments.
B.
He shall hire, and when necessary for the good of the service, shall
suspend or discharge any employee of the Township except for such
appointed offices as are required by law to be filled by the Board;
provided, however, that the Manager shall make monthly reports to
the Board of such personnel changes. All such changes are subject
to the approval of the Board.
C.
He shall supervise and direct the offices, duties and functions of
all subordinate employees of the Township and all departments over
which the Board has jurisdiction and covering all functions of the
Township over which the Board has jurisdiction, except those as may
be excluded by law.
D.
He shall make recommendations to the Board on the compensation of
all employees under his supervision, provided that the Board shall
fix such compensation.
E.
He shall prepare and submit a recommended budget for the next fiscal
year and an explanatory budget message to the Board on a date to be
determined by the Board. In preparing the budget, the Manager, or
an employee designated by the Manager, shall obtain from the head
of each department, agency, board, commission, or office, estimates
of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as deemed necessary
by the Manager. The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise
them before submitting the budget to the Board.
F.
He shall have the responsibility for the administration of the budget
in conformance with its adoption by the Board.
G.
He shall develop any and all long-range fiscal plans for the Township,
which plans shall be presented annually to the Board for its review
and/or adoption.
I.
He shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall receive notice
of all meetings of the Board or its committees.
J.
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board and supply
facts and information pertinent thereto.
K.
He shall inform the Board as to the conduct of Township affairs,
submit periodic reports on the condition of Township finances and
other reports as the Board may request and shall make such recommendations
to the Board as he may deem appropriate.
L.
He shall submit to the Board, 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.
M.
He shall enforce the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits,
and privileges granted by the Township.
N.
He shall employ, only with the approval of the Board, experts or
consultants to perform work and to advise in connection with any of
the functions of the Township.
O.
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and
supervising the performance and faithful execution of same except
insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some other Township
officer by statute.
P.
He shall collect all monies owed the Township and institute proper
proceedings for the security and for the collection of all the Township's
claims.
Q.
He shall act as the purchasing officer of the Township and purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Township Code, 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 or when directed by the Board,
make a full written report thereof. The Manager shall also issue rules
and regulations subject to the approval of the Board, governing the
requisition and purchasing of all Township supplies and equipment.
These duties may also be delegated to another employee of the Township
upon the approval of the Board.
R.
He shall receive and act on all complaints regarding services or
personnel of the Township. The Manager shall investigate and dispose
of such complaints and shall report thereon to the Board when necessary.
S.
He shall research and investigate the administrative and governmental
functions of the Township and make recommendations to the Board of
appropriate statutes affecting the health, safety, welfare and administration
of the Township.
T.
He shall propose and assist in the securing of financial aid, in
the form of grants and loans from other agencies.
U.
He shall enforce the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
all ordinances, resolutions and bylaws of the Township to the extent
permitted by law.
Should the Manager become ill or need to be absent from the
Township, he shall designate one qualified member of his staff to
perform the duties of Manager during his absence or disability. The
person so designated shall perform these duties until the next meeting
held by the Board, at which time the Board shall appoint or ratify
an Acting Manager.
The Board shall have the power at any time and from time to
time to amend or repeal any or all parts of this chapter. Moreover,
all ordinances and resolutions or parts of resolutions or ordinances,
insofar as they are inconsistent herewith, by and the same are hereby
repealed.
As herein used, the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine.
