The Council shall adopt, by ordinance, an Administrative Code
which shall provide for the Township administrative structure and
procedures.
The Council shall, by ordinance, create, alter or abolish and
prescribe the functions of Township departments, offices and agencies
not inconsistent with law or this Charter.
A.
Department Heads. The Council is empowered to hire, designate and
remove department heads; and the department heads have the discretion
to manage their particular departments within the constraints imposed
by the Council.
B.
Personnel Rules. The Council shall adopt, by ordinance, personnel
rules necessary to the administration of the Township's personnel
system including, but not limited to, methods for determining the
merit and fitness of the candidates for appointment or promotion,
policies regulating disciplinary action and grievance procedures.
The Administrative Code shall provide a grievance procedure
whereby an aggrieved employee of the Township is entitled to a prompt
hearing before the Council as a matter of right. Any employee requesting
a hearing as provided by the Charter shall do so by requesting the
same in writing to the Chairman of the Council within ten days from
the date of the occurrence for which he requests a hearing.
The Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint and fix compensation
of one person who shall be designated the Township Solicitor. Said
person shall be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
It is the intent of this Charter that only one person shall
be the Solicitor of the Township, but the Council may authorize temporary
assistants.
The duties of the Township Solicitor shall be defined in the
Administrative Code and elsewhere in this Charter.
Removal of the Township Solicitor shall require a majority vote
of the Council.
The Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint and fix compensation
of one person who shall be designated the Township Engineer. Said
person shall hold a degree in civil engineering and shall be a professional
engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the
intent of this Charter that only one person shall be the Engineer
of the Township, but the Council may authorize temporary assistants.
The duties of the Township Engineer shall be defined in the Administrative
Code.
Removal of the Township Engineer shall require a majority vote
of the Council.
The Council, by majority vote, shall appoint and fix compensation
of one person who shall be designated the Township Secretary.
It is the intent of this Charter that only one person shall
be the Secretary of the Township, but the Council may authorize temporary
assistants.
The duties of the Township Secretary shall be defined in the
Administrative Code.
Removal of the Township Secretary shall require a majority vote
of the Council.
[Amended 11-5-1996]
The Council may, by majority vote, at any time, create the office
of Township Manager and may in like manner abolish the same. While
said office exists, the Council shall, from time to time and whenever
there is a vacancy, by majority vote, appoint one person to fill said
office. Any such Township Manager shall be subject to removal by the
Council by a majority vote.
The powers and duties of the Township Manager shall be defined
in the Administration Code. The compensation of the Township Manager
shall be fixed by Council and shall be paid out of the General Fund.
The Council may delegate any of their nonlegislative powers and duties
to the Township Manager. The Township Manager may hold the office
of Township Secretary and/or Township Treasurer. The Township Manager
shall not be an elected official or department head.
