The Board shall appoint the Manager for an indefinite
term. The Board shall have the authority to enter into contracts with
the Manager which may stipulate terms of employment and severance
pay, subject to the limitations of the First Class Township Code. The Manager shall be chosen on the basis of executive
and administrative qualifications. During the time that he is Township
Manager, he shall not hold any elective governmental office. The Board,
by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members present at any
stated monthly meeting or at any special meeting called for such purpose,
can remove the Manager at any time, with or without cause.
The Manager shall be the chief executive and
administrative officer of the Township. He shall be responsible to
the Board for the administration of all municipal affairs placed in
his charge. The Manager shall have the following specific duties and
the commensurate powers to carry out those duties:
A. Direct and administer all executive and nonlegislative
activities of the Township, except as otherwise provided by statute
or ordinance.
B. With the confirmation of the Board, appoint all department
heads. Such appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the Manager.
C. Prepare the agenda for all committee and related meetings
of the Board and attend all meetings of the Board, at which meetings
he shall have the right to participate in discussions, but he shall
not have the right or privilege to vote on any matter.
D. Prescribe such rules and regulations as are deemed
necessary or expedient for the conduct and operation of administrative
units and may revoke, suspend or amend any rule or regulation of the
administrative service, as long as such rule or regulation is not
an ordinance.
E. Appoint competent and qualified officers and employees
to the administrative service and have the power to assign, transfer,
dismiss, suspend and discipline all officers and employees in the
administrative service under his control. He also shall have the power
to authorize a department head or officer responsible to him to appoint
and remove subordinates serving under that department head or officer.
F. Have the power to direct any department, division
or bureau to perform the work for any other department, division or
bureau.
G. Have the power to designate from the administrative
service such committees and the officers thereof as he shall find
necessary for the proper consideration of administrative problems.
Such committees shall meet at the request of the Township Manager
and shall make such recommendations on matters referred to them as
they shall find necessary for the best interests of the Township.
H. Promote the public good will and represent the Township
before civic associations, business, professional or governmental
groups, the press and interested citizens concerning the general affairs
and administrative functions of the Township.
I. Have the power to set aside any action by a department
head or office head and to supersede him in the functions of his department
or office, unless prohibited by law.
J. Prepare and present to the Board an annual report
of the Township's affairs, including a summary of reports of department
heads and such other reports as the Board shall require.
K. Assemble estimates of the financial needs and resources
of the Township for each ensuing year and prepare a program of activities
within the financial power of the Township, embodying in it a budget
document with proper supporting schedules and analyses.
L. Exercise control over the administration of the budget
of the Township and supervise the purchasing functions of the Township.
M. Examine or cause to be examined, without notice, the
official conduct of any officer, assistant, deputy, clerk or employee
in any of the departments or offices of the Township government, except
that of members of the Board or of the officers appointed by the Board.
N. Have the authority to designate himself or to assign
any other employee of the Township to perform the duties and exercise
the functions of any office or position under his jurisdiction during
a vacancy or in the absence or disability of an incumbent or where
service is required, appropriate to the personnel classification of
the individual so assigned.
O. Act as ex officio member of all boards and commissions,
but not have a vote unless specifically provided by ordinance or resolution,
when permitted by law.
P. Have general supervision over all Township property
and equipment and its use by the public or by Township employees.
Q. Prepare and submit to the Board such reports dealing
with financial, administrative or other matters as the Board may request
of him.
R. Make such recommendations to the Board concerning
Township policy as he shall deem desirable or when instructed by the
Board to do so. He shall keep the Board fully informed as to the conduct
of municipal affairs and advise the Board as to the needs of the Township.
S. Be responsible for the enforcement of all ordinances
and regulations of the Township.
T. See that the provisions of all franchises, leases,
contracts, permits and privileges granted by the Township are fully
observed and report to the Board any violation thereof.
U. Assess both the short- and long-term problems and
affairs of the Township and recommend plans and courses of action
to the Board.
V. Participate in the intergovernmental programs, monitor
legislative activities and keep abreast of current advances in management
and technology.
W. Perform such other duties as are required by the Board.
X. To enter contracts, on behalf of the Township, for
amounts equal to or less than $25,000, and report the execution of
such contracts to the Board from time to time.
[Added 4-18-2000 by Ord. No. 3567]
Y. To enter open market or exempt contracts not requiring
competitive bidding for maintenance, replacements or repairs to a
public works, on behalf of the Township, for amounts equal to or less
than $50,000 and report the execution of such contracts to the Board
from time to time.
[Added 4-18-2000 by Ord. No. 3567]
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Manager
is authorized and empowered to delegate to any specific administrative
officer the right and power to stamp the name and position of the
Township Manager on the proper class of documents or papers, which
shall have the same force and effect as though the Township Manager
had in person and by his own act signed the document or paper. In
order to grant an administrative officer the authority set forth in
this section, the Township Manager shall file with the Township Secretary
the name and title of the administrative officer so empowered and
the class of documents or papers to which the authority is to apply.
Upon a change of the Township Manager or an empowered administrative
officer, the authority theretofore given shall cease until it shall
have been regranted by the new Township Manager or to the new administrative
officer.
The Manager may designate, by letter filed with
the Township Secretary, a qualified administrative officer of the
Township to perform his duties during his temporary absence or disability.
An Assistant Township Manager, any assistant
to the Manager, or similar staff personnel reporting to the Township
Manager, may exercise any of the duties of the Township Manager, or
of the department heads, or of other Township personnel, upon such
responsibilities' being prescribed by the Township Manager.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
members of the Board will not interfere with the Township Manager
or prevent him from exercising his own judgment in the appointment
of officers and employees in the administrative service. Except for
the purpose of inquiry or routine information, the Board and its members
will deal with the administrative service solely through the Township
Manager.