GENERAL REFERENCES
Personnel system — See Charter, Art. VI.
Code of Ethics — See Charter, Art. XI.
Holding elected or appointed office prohibited — See Charter, Art. XII.
[Ord. No. 114,
passed 12-6-1977]
Elected officials shall, prior to assuming office, take and
sign an oath or affirmation of office as prescribed by the law. Such
oath or affirmation may be taken and signed before any Judge, District
Justice or Notary Public of the Commonwealth, and no person shall
be permitted to assume office until the oath or affirmation, in written
form, is filed with the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: Due to the frequency of change, provisions
relating to regular compensation are not codified. Copies of pertinent
legislation may be obtained at cost from the Township Secretary.
[Ord. No. 114,
passed 12-6-1977]
(a)
The bonding requirements and procedures for the elected Tax Collector[1] shall be those for tax collectors of townships of the
second class as specified by the Local Tax Collection Law (Act of
May 25, 1945, P.L. 1050, as amended).
[1]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 478, adopted 2-14-2013,
abolished the Office of Tax Collector, effective 1-1-2014. Ordinance
No. 478 also provided that the Township Manager and/or his duly appointed
agents are empowered to collect and disburse all taxes due the Township
in a manner provided by law and as directed by the Township Council.
(b)
For all other Township officials and employees, the Council shall
specify those who, before entering upon the duties of their respective
offices, shall give individual surety company bonds to the Township,
conditioned upon the faithful performance and discharge of their duties.
The Council shall recommend the amounts of the respective bonds, and
the form of the bonds shall be approved by the Solicitor.
[Ord. No. 114,
passed 12-6-1977]
Council may purchase malfeasance, misfeasance and errors and
omissions insurance for itself and/or other employees.
[1974 Code Sec. 2-22; 1974 Code Sec. 2-23]
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to provide a guide
for the personnel administration required for the efficient and humane
management of the human resources utilized by the Council in providing
services for the residents of the Township.
(b)
Personnel classification.
(1)
There shall be a classification of all positions according to
duties and responsibilities in the Township. Each position shall be
assigned to a job class on the basis of its duties and responsibilities.
All positions in the same class shall be sufficiently alike to permit
the use of a singular descriptive title, the same qualification requirement,
the same test for competence and the same pay scale.
(2)
The classification plan may be revised by action of the Council,
and said revisions may include, but not be limited to, the addition,
abolishment, consolidation, division and/or amendment of the existing
classes.
