[Amended 7-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-029]
There shall be a Department of Administration, the director of which shall be the Business Administrator, who shall serve the Township in a full-time capacity. The Department shall consist of a Division of Personnel, a Division of Purchasing and a Division of the Budget. Unless another person is appointed in such capacity, the Business Administrator shall serve as the head of each of these divisions.
A. 
The Business Administrator shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of the duties of his office. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the Township or the state, but during his tenure of office he may reside outside the Township only with the approval of the Council.
B. 
In addition to supervising or performing the functions of the divisions of his department, the Business Administrator shall serve as liaison on behalf of the Mayor to each of the principal departments of the Township government. The Business Administrator shall also, subject to the approval of the Mayor, prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for the efficient management of the Township government, subject to the Charter and this Code. He shall also perform such other duties as the Mayor may from time to time prescribe.
Within the Department of Administration there shall be a Division of Personnel.
A. 
The Superintendent of Personnel shall be the certifying agent for the public employees' retirement system of the state, consolidated police and firemen's pension of the state, police and firemen's retirement system of the state, old-age and survivors insurance system, and hospitalization, medical, surgical and other major medical group insurance plans for employees.
B. 
The Division of Personnel shall:
(1) 
From time to time review the civil service job classification of the Township, including unclassified service and all positions lying outside the civil service system. Subject to the approval of the Mayor, there shall be prepared and installed a Township personnel program, including classification and reclassification, a pay plan, performance standards and uniform evaluation procedures and all other personnel policies.
(2) 
Provide and maintain a complete system of central personnel records of all Township officers and employees.
(3) 
Review and make positive recommendations concerning all personnel actions of any department prior to their taking effect.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 45, Personnel Policies.
Under the supervision of the Business Administrator, the Division of Purchasing shall be responsible for the purchase of all materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services used by any department of the Township government. All purchases shall be made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this Code and any other ordinances of the Township.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
Under the supervision of the Business Administrator, the Division of Budget shall prepare and compile budget studies, analyses and schedules, assist in the conduct of departmental budget hearings and otherwise assist the Mayor in such manner as he shall require in the preparation of the annual municipal budget. This function shall be carried out in accordance with the further provisions of this Code concerning the preparation and administration of the budget.