The powers and duties of the Township Manager, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors, are to:
A. Prepare
short-term and long-range objectives and recommendations and recommend
them to the Board of Supervisors;
B. Prepare
plans and programs for attainment of objectives approved by the Board
of Supervisors;
C. Represent
the municipality in contacts with county, state, and federal representatives;
D. Prepare
and update plans for municipal utilization of funds to be made available
under federal and state grant programs;
E. Serve as
Board liaison to the departments, other than the Police Department,
in the Township, including but not limited to the Road Department,
Zoning and Inspections Department, and Planning Program Department;
F. Develop
and update a training plan for municipal employees, Township commissions
and committees;
G. Serve as
a liaison between the Board of Supervisors and all authorities, commissions,
and committees of the Township;
H. Prepare,
recommend to the Board, and implement a capital improvement program;
I. Prepare
and implement a preventive maintenance program for municipality equipment;
J. Coordinate
activities with Township Solicitors, Township Engineers and, where
necessary, Building Inspectors;
K. Administer
municipal personnel policies, procedures and programs as developed
by the Board of Supervisors, other than for the Police Department;
L. Review applications
of prospective employees, interview and hire, as instructed by the
Board of Supervisors;
M. Conduct
semiannual and/or annual reviews of all personnel (other than those
in the Police Department) for review by the Board of Supervisors,
and to keep up-to-date associated personnel files;
N. Prepare
reports to other governmental units to prepare the Township Report
and newsletter for public distribution;
O. Attend and
participate at municipal conventions and professional associations'
meetings;
P. Originate
and maintain contacts with federal, state, and county agencies and
other organizations with whom the Township may have business;
Q. Maintain
professional affiliations and keep abreast of new developments in
the field;
R. Direct and
supervise the daily work of the administrative staff;
S. Track deadlines
for all subdivision applications, conditional use hearings, Zoning
Hearing Board hearings, ordinances (including zoning ordinances and
subdivision and land development ordinances) or amendments thereto,
and all other significant deadlines involving the Township;
T. Serve as
Purchasing Officer of the Township;
U. Maintain
public relation contacts with residents;
V. Attend meetings
of boards, committees, commissions and councils;
W. Supervise
performance and faithful execution of all contracts let by the Township;
X. Prepare
and/or approve specifications for bid proposals for equipment and
material;
Y. Review budget
performance of all departments;
Z. Prepare
monthly reports of all activities, that is, construction projects
and costs, equipment purchases, etc., for submission to the Board
of Supervisors;
AA. Prepare
recommendations, background information, and cost estimates for Board
meetings;
BB. Program
all major expenditures from a cash-flow viewpoint;
CC. Prepare
and report the annual budget;
DD. Prepare
and/or supervise the agendas of the meetings of the Board of Supervisors;
EE. Provide
weekly written reports to the Board of Supervisors so that said Board
is currently informed of all matters of significance in which the
Township Manager is involved; and
FF. Provide
and perform related activities as required.
Compensation for the Township Manager shall be set by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors and shall be paid out of the General Fund
of the Township.
The Township Manager shall give to the Township a bond, with
sufficient surety, in the amount of $300,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of the duties of Township Manager.