The office of Township Manager be and the same is hereby created
by the Township of Lower Paxton.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
As soon as practicable after the passage of this chapter, the
Board of Supervisors of Lower Paxton Township shall elect by vote
of a majority of its members one person, either male or female, to
fill said office, which person shall serve as Manager until the first
Monday of January next and thereafter until his successor is elected
and qualifies. The office shall be filled annually. In the case of
a vacancy in the position of Manager, the Board of Supervisors shall
by a vote of the majority of all the members of said Board fill said
office for the unexpired term. The Manager so appointed may be removed
by a majority vote of all of the members of the Board of Supervisors
for just cause at any time.
[Amended 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 18-03]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to his actual
experience in or his knowledge of accepted practices in respect to
the duties of his office as herein outlined.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond
to Lower Paxton Township with a bonding company as surety, said bond
to be approved by the Board of Supervisors and to be in the amount
specified by the auditors of Lower Paxton Township. The premium for
said bond shall be paid by Lower Paxton Township.
[Amended 8-17-1999 by Ord. No. 99-08]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed by the Board
of Supervisors.