[Ord. No. 85-5, 12/30/1985; amended by Ord. No. 2023-5,[1] 10/10/2023]
The pay and compensation for all Supervisors shall be $150 per
month, not to exceed $1,800 per year.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it shall be applicable
only to those Supervisors elected after October 31, 2023, and shall
not affect the present Supervisors whose compensation shall remain
the same at $50 per meeting until the expiration of their terms.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
1.
The Township Manager shall be appointed by majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors of Forward Township for an indefinite term, as provided
by law. The Township Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Supervisors and shall be an "at-will" employee. The Township Manager
may be removed at any time by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.
2.
Before taking office and each year thereafter, the Township Manager
shall furnish a fidelity bond in an amount set annually by the Board
of Supervisors, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties,
with a corporation licensed to do business in Pennsylvania as surety.
The cost of such bond shall be paid from the general revenue of the
Township.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
1.
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Township and shall have and exercise all powers and duties assigned
by the Supervisors in accordance with this Subpart and such other
authority as may be granted by the Board of Supervisors from time
to time. The Manager shall be charged with the enforcement of all
laws and ordinances within the Township insofar as their enforcement
is within the power of the Township, except for those delegated by
law, ordinance or resolution to other employees. The Township Manager's
powers and duties shall extend to the general management of all Township
business not expressly by law or ordinance imposed or conferred upon
other Township officers or employees.
2.
The Township Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors
and such other meetings of Township officials as the Board of Supervisors
shall direct, shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the
affairs of the Township and shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors
such actions as may be necessary or expedient for the welfare of the
Township. The Township Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting
of the Board of Supervisors and supply pertinent facts thereto.
3.
The Township Manager need not be a resident of the Township and may
reside outside the Township.
4.
The Township Manager shall have under his/her administrative control
all municipal departments of the Township and manage the employees,
subject to the approval of the Supervisors. The Township Manager may
hold such other Township offices or head one or more of the Township's
municipal departments as the Board of Supervisors, from time to time,
direct.
5.
The Township Manager shall be expected to represent the Township
at various functions and meetings, both during and after normal business
hours, and to respond, as necessary, to major incidents/occurrences
within the Township to assure the appropriate steps are taken to mitigate
the effect of such events upon the Township and/or its residents.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall render advice to the Supervisors
on the hiring of all employees. The Township Manager shall have the
authority to recommend discharge of any employees. All employees perform
their duties under the administrative direction of the Township Manager.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
1.
The Township Manager shall prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors,
on such date as the Board of Supervisors shall determine, a balanced
budget for the next year and an explanatory budget message. The budget
message shall provide a narrative explanation of the proposed budget
emphasizing any significant changes in revenues and/or expenditures
from previous budgets and any specific new programs or projects in
the budget. In preparing the budget, the Township Manager shall obtain
input from the Board, employees, or officers.
2.
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
3.
The Township Manager shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed
as to the conduct of Township affairs; submit written and verbal monthly
reports on the condition of Township finances and such other reports
as the Board of Supervisors requests; and make such recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors as he deems necessary.
4.
The Township Manager may contract, with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise
him/her in connection with any of the functions of the Township.
5.
The Township Manager shall establish a schedule of compensation for
each appointive office, Township position, and employee in the Township's
service, which shall be provided for in the budget submitted to the
Board of Supervisors.
6.
The Township Manager shall keep current accounts showing at all times
the fiscal condition of the Township, including the current and anticipated
expenses, appropriations, cash on hand and anticipated revenue of
all municipal funds and accounts. The Township Manager shall have
the authority to take appropriate action to withhold authorized appropriations,
subject to Board of Supervisors approval, to maintain a balance between
expected revenue and expenditures.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager may, as directed by the Supervisors, negotiate
and examine all proposed contracts to which the Township may be a
party, including intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and may
sign, on behalf of the Township, any contract authorized by the Board
of Supervisors, except where the Board of Supervisors directs that
some other officer or officers shall do so. It shall be the duty of
the Township Manager to see to it that all terms of any contract to
which the Township is a party are fully performed by all parties thereto.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall be the purchasing officer of the
Township, and he/she shall provide for the acquisition of, in accordance
with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code and the adopted
budget, all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards,
departments, and other offices of the Township. He/she shall keep
an account of all purchases and shall prepare and submit to the Supervisors
appropriate requests to the Board of Supervisors for the authorization
to expend the appropriations for those purchases. He/she shall also
issue rules and regulations governing the requisition and purchasing
of all municipal supplies and equipment. Notwithstanding anything
herein contained to the contrary, the Township Manager shall not have
the power and authority to make purchases or to enter into contracts
where, according to the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq., advertising is required, except with the prior approval of
the majority of the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall keep a current inventory showing
all real and personal property of the Township and its location and
shall be responsible for the care and custody of all such property,
including equipment, buildings, parks and all other Township property
which is not by statute, ordinance or resolution assigned to some
other officer or body for care and control.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
It shall be the duty of the Township Manager to see to the official
publication of all notices, ordinances or other documents required
by law to be published and to prepare or cause to be prepared all
reports which the Township or any of the officials thereof are required
by law to prepare.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall perform the duties of the Secretary
of the Township in causing appropriate records to be made, preserved
and certified, as required by law, with respect to all action of the
Board of Supervisors. He/she may attest the execution of all instruments,
and shall have custody of the Township's corporate seal as herein
provided, and all official Township records. He/she may, where required,
acknowledge and execute documents as Secretary of the Township.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the proper collection,
by designated Township officials, of all fees and obligations due
the Township. In the event that the designated authority fails to
or refuses to collect the sums due the Township, the Township Manager
may do so on its behalf, where such authority is not prohibited by
law or ordinance. The Township Manager shall serve as the Treasurer
of the Township.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall be provided an office in the Township
Building and devote his entire time to the discharge of his official
duties. The Township Manager shall be required to expend such time
in the performance of those duties as may be required by the Board
of Supervisors.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
The Township Manager shall have the authority to investigate
the affairs of the Township or any department, agency, division, or
advisory council thereof and to investigate all complaints in relation
to matters concerning the administration of the government of the
Township. Reports of such investigations shall be promptly submitted
to the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
In case of accident, disaster, or other circumstance creating
a public emergency, the Township Manager may award contracts and make
purchases for the purpose of meeting said emergency, but he/she shall
submit promptly to the Board of Supervisors a report establishing
the existence of such emergency and the necessity of such action,
together with an itemized account of all such expenditures in response
thereto. In time of such emergency, the Township Manager shall have
overall responsibility for the coordination and implementation of
all Township services in response thereto.
[Ord. No. 2022-3, 6/14/2022]
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from
the Township, the Township Supervisors shall designate one qualified
person who shall perform his/her duties during his/her absence or
disability. The person so designated shall have the same authority
as that of the regular Township Manager but may be required to report
to the Supervisors all administrative action that shall be taken during
the time of the absence of the regular Township Manager.
