A.
Creation of departments. The Council may establish municipal departments,
offices, or agencies in addition to those created by this charter
and may prescribe the function of all departments, offices, and agencies,
except that no function assigned by this charter to a particular department,
office, or agency may be discontinued or, unless this charter specifically
so provides, assigned to any other.
B.
Direction by manager. All departments, offices and agencies under
the direction and supervision of the manager shall be administered
by an officer appointed by the manager, and such officer shall be
subject to the direction and supervision of the manager. With the
consent of Council, the manager may serve as the head of one or more
departments, offices, or agencies or may appoint one person as the
head of two or more departments.
The Council shall adopt by ordinance an administrative code
defining the responsibilities of municipal departments, offices and
agencies as it deems necessary and proper for the efficient conduct
of municipal affairs.
The Council shall establish by ordinance a personnel system
based upon merit, which system shall not be inconsistent with any
statute heretofore enacted by the General Assembly affecting the rights,
benefits, or working conditions of employees of the township. All
appointments and promotions of municipal officers and employees shall
be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness as demonstrated by
examination or other evidence of competence. Such a personnel system
shall include:
1.
The classification of all positions, based on the duties, authority
and responsibility of each position, with adequate provision for reclassification
of any position whenever warranted by charged circumstances;
2.
A pay plan for all positions;
3.
Methods for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment
or promotion;
4.
The policies and procedures regulating reduction in force and removal
of employee;
5.
The hours of work, attendance regulations, and provisions for sick
and vacation leave;
6.
The policies and procedures governing persons holding provisional
appointments;
7.
The policies and procedures governing relationships with employee
organizations;
8.
Policies regarding in-service training program;
9.
Grievance procedures, including procedures for the hearing of grievances
by a personnel board, which may render advisory opinions based on
its findings to the manager with a copy to aggrieved employee;
10.
Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of
the municipal personnel system.
All departments, offices and agencies in existence at the date
of enactment of this charter unless contrary to this charter, shall
continue to operate until the Council provides otherwise. All township
employees shall continue employment upon the enactment of the charter.
There shall be a legal officer, licensed to practice law in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, appointed by the Council, who shall
serve as chief legal adviser to the Council, the manager, and all
the municipal departments, offices and agencies. The legal officer
shall represent the township in all legal proceedings and shall perform
any other duties prescribed by this charter or by ordinance.
[Amended 2-22-1993 by Ord. No. 481[1]]
A.
The township Tax Collector shall be appointed by Council upon the
recommendation of the Township Manager.
B.
The Tax Collector shall be considered a Department Head and shall
be responsible for the operations of the Tax Office. The Tax Collector
position may be held by the Township Treasurer or other Department
Heads, as directed by Council in the Administrative Code.
C.
The Tax Collector shall collect all taxes as authorized by Council,
including, but not limited to the real estate tax and earned income
tax.
D.
The township may negotiate with the Peters Township School District
for the collection of taxes levied by the District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Submitted to the electors on the 1993
primary election ballot; effective date January 1, 1994.
