The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the Township and shall have those powers and duties prescribed by law, ordinance and The Home Rule Charter (Charter Article IV, The Mayor).
[Added 7-5-1979 by Ord. No. 2561]
A. 
Submission of the Mayor's budget and budget message to Council shall take place at least 90 days prior to the start of the fiscal year. The Council shall hold two public hearings on the contents of the Mayor's budget prior to adoption of the budget. The public hearings on the budget shall be held separately and apart from the regularly scheduled meetings of the Township Council.
B. 
The Mayor's budget shall be organized by line items and shall include detailed personnel requirements and the proposed expenditures for these requirements.
C. 
At any time during the fiscal year, the Mayor may transfer part or all of any unencumbered appropriation balance among programs within a department, office or agency in accordance with the provisions of The Home Rule Charter; however, said transfer shall be reported to the Township Council within 10 days of the date said transfer became effective.
D. 
All deeds, contracts and other agreements to which the Township is a party shall be executed by the Mayor in accordance with the provisions of The Home Rule Charter; however, any labor agreement with a collective bargaining unit shall become effective only upon approval of Council.
E. 
The Mayor shall submit to Council, on a monthly basis, a list of all bills and invoices paid by the Township during the preceding monthly period.
F. 
The Mayor shall expend funds for capital improvements in accordance with the requirements of the capital budget. Any changes or amendments to said budget shall become effective only upon approval of a majority of the members of the Township Council.
G. 
The Mayor shall present or cause to be presented to the Township Council a quarterly summary of the Township's financial affairs. Said summary shall include a statement of both income and expenditures for the year to date and shall be presented at public meetings of the Township Council.
H. 
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Mayor shall have the ability to appoint and remove members of all Township authorities, boards, and commissions, with or without cause, subject to Council approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the trustees of the Township's pension plans or trust funds may not be removed without Orphan's Court approval, to the extent required by Pennsylvania's Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, and the commissioners of the Township's Civil Service Commission may not be removed, without cause, prior to the expiration of their staggered terms.
[Added 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 3065; amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 3085]