The office of Township Manager is hereby created in the Township of
East Whiteland.
The Board of Supervisors shall appoint by a majority vote of its members
a person to fill the office of Township Manager. The person so appointed shall
serve from the first Monday of January of each year until the first Monday
of January next and the office shall be filled annually thereafter. In the
event of a vacancy in the position, the Board of Supervisors shall, by a majority
vote of its members, fill said position for the unexpired term. The Township
Manager shall be subject to removal by the Supervisors by a majority vote
of its members.
[Amended 8-20-2002 by Ord. No. 139-2002]
The Township Manager shall be a person who possesses both the administrative
and executive abilities commensurate with the duties of the position as hereinafter
outlined. The Township Manager shall be a citizen of the United States and
shall be at least 21 years of age.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Manager shall give a bond to
the Township with a bonding company as surety to be approved by the Board
of Supervisors in the sum of $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of his/her duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the Township.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed annually by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors and shall be set forth in the annual budget, the
actual amount to be as fixed in the budget at the beginning of the year or
by subsequent resolution of the Board of Supervisors in the event the Manager
is hired after the adoption of the budget.
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township,
he/she shall recommend his/her interim replacement to the Board of Supervisors
who shall appoint an individual to perform the duties and responsibilities
of the Township Manager during his/her absence or disability.
Other than for purposes of inquiry, the Board of Supervisors or any
of its members shall deal with the Township administrative service solely
through the Township Manager, and neither the Board of Supervisors nor any
of its members, nor any of its committees or their members, shall give orders,
publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Township Manager.