[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Aleppo 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township of Aleppo hereby creates the office of Township
Manager.
The Township Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term
by a majority of all members of the Board of Commissioners. The Township
Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners,
and he/she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its
members.
The Township Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of
his/her 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 Aleppo or of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment, but, during the tenure
of office, he/she may reside outside the Township of Aleppo only with
the approval of the Board of Commissioners. If the Board of Commissioners
fails within a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days after the appointment,
to approve the Township Manager's residence outside the Township
of Aleppo, he/she must immediately become, and during his/her tenure
remain, a resident of the Township of Aleppo.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Township Manager shall
give a bond in the amount established annually by resolution of the
Board of Commissioners, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved
by the Board of Commissioners, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of his/her duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the Township
of Aleppo.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed, from time
to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative officer
of the Township of Aleppo and shall be responsible to the Board of
Commissioners as a whole for the proper and efficient administration
of the affairs of the Township of Aleppo placed in his/her charge.
The powers and duties for administration of all Township of Aleppo
business shall be vested in the Township Manager, unless expressed,
imposed or conferred by statute or ordinance upon other Township of
Aleppo officers. Subject to recall by ordinance, the powers and duties
of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments.
B.
Hire and, when necessary for the good of the Township of Aleppo,
suspend or discharge any employee under his/her supervision, provided
that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the Township
of Aleppo Code shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance
with such provisions, and provided further that the Township Manager
shall report at the next meeting thereafter of the Board of Commissioners
any action taken by authority of this subsection.
C.
Fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his/her supervision,
within a range previously determined by the Board of Commissioners.
D.
Prepare and submit to the Board of Commissioners a budget for the
next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message, in such a timely
fashion as will enable the Board of Commissioners to consider and
adopt the budget and related tax ordinances according to the requirements
of law. In preparing the budget, the Township Manager shall obtain
from the head of each department, agency or board, or any qualified
officer thereof, estimates of revenues 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 Commissioners.
E.
Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption
by the Board of Commissioners.
F.
Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range
fiscal plans for the Township of Aleppo, such plans to be presented
annually to the Board of Commissioners for its review and adoption.
G.
Prepare, maintain and advise the Board of Commissioners as to the
cash flows and cash needs of the Township of Aleppo on a regular basis.
H.
Hold such other Township of Aleppo offices and head such Township
of Aleppo departments as the Board of Commissioners may from time
to time direct.
I.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Commissioners and its committees
with the right to take part in the discussions. The Township Manager
shall review notice of all special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
and its committees.
J.
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of Commissioners
and supply facts pertinent thereto.
K.
Keep the Board of Commissioners informed as to the conduct of Township
of Aleppo affairs; submit monthly reports on the condition of the
Township of Aleppo finances and such other reports as the Board of
Commissioners request; and make such recommendations to the Board
of Commissioners as deemed advisable.
L.
Submit to the Board of Commissioners, as soon as possible after the
close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative
activities of the Township of Aleppo for the preceding year.
M.
See that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by the Board of Commissioners are observed.
N.
Employ, by and with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, experts
and consultants to perform work and to advise.
O.
Attend to the lettering 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 some other Township of Aleppo official.
P.
Be responsible for all accounts payable and receivable.
Q.
Serve as purchasing officer of the Township of Aleppo and purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Township of Aleppo Code,
all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and
other offices of the Township of Aleppo. The Township Manager shall
keep an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when
directed by the Board of Commissioners, make a full written report
thereof. He/she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to
the approval of the Board of Commissioners, governing the procurement
of all municipal supplies and equipment.
R.
Investigate and dispose of, or designate an officer to investigate
and dispose of, all complaints regarding Township of Aleppo services
and personnel and report to the Board of Commissioners thereon. All
complaints regarding Township of Aleppo services shall be referred
to the Township Manager.
S.
Enforce the ordinances, resolutions and rules and regulations of
the Township of Aleppo.
The Board of Commissioners, its members and its committees shall
not dictate or influence, or attempt to dictate or influence, the
hiring of any person to, or his/her discharge from, municipal employment
by the Township Manager, or in any manner take part in the hiring,
suspending or discharging of employees in the administrative service
of the Township of Aleppo, except as required by the civil service
provisions of the Township of Aleppo Code or the provisions of the
Local Agency Law.[1] Other than for the purposes of inquiry, the Board of Commissioners
or any of its members, or any of the Township of Aleppo committees
or their members, shall deal with the administrative service solely
through the Township Manager, and the Board of Commissioners, or any
of its members, the Township of Aleppo committees or their members
shall not give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of
the Township Manager.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 551 et seq. and
2 Pa.C.S.A. § 751 et seq.
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from
the Township of Aleppo, he/she shall designate one qualified member
of his/her staff to perform the duties of the Township Manager during
his/her absence or disability. The person so designated shall not
perform these duties for a period longer than two weeks without the
approval of the Board of Commissioners.
