[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Lower Salford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 31.
[Adopted 7-5-1978 by Ord. No. 78-5]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township of
Lower Salford.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of the Board of Supervisors. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board, and he or she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all
of its members. At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective,
the Board shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth
its intention to remove him or her.
[Amended 2-4-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or her executive
and administrative abilities with special reference to the duties of his or
her office, as herein outlined.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time to time
by the Board of Supervisors.
A.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer
of the Township, and he or she shall be responsible to the Board, as a whole,
for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the Township.
The powers and duties of administration of all Township business shall be
vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute upon
other Township officers.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance of the Board, the powers
and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
(1)
He or she shall supervise and shall be responsible for
the activities of all municipal departments.
(2)
He or she shall prepare and submit to the Board, before
the close of each fiscal year, a budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory
budget message. In preparing the budget, the Manager shall obtain estimated
revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data as he or she requires.
(3)
He or she shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board.
(4)
He or she shall, in conjunction with the preparation
of the yearly budget, develop long-range fiscal plans for the municipality,
such plans to be presented annually to the Board for its review and adoption.
(5)
He or she shall attend all meetings of the Board, with
the right to take part in the discussions, and he or she shall receive notice
of all special meetings of the Board.
(6)
He or she shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of
the Board and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(7)
He or she shall keep the Board informed as to the conduct
of Township affairs, submit periodic reports on the condition of the Township
finances and such other reports as the Board may request and make such recommendations
to the Board as he or she deems advisable.
(8)
He or she shall submit to the Board, as soon as possible
after the close of the fiscal year, a completed report on the finances and
the administrative activities of the Township for the preceding year.
(9)
He or she shall see that the provisions of all leases,
permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
(10)
He or she may employ, by and with the approval of the
Board, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection
with any of the functions of the Township.
(11)
He or she shall attend to the letting of contracts in
due form of law, and he or she shall supervise the performance and faithful
execution of the same, except in so far as such duties are expressly imposed
by statute upon some other Township officer.
(12)
He or she shall see that all money owed the Township
is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and
collection of all of the Township's claims.
(13)
He or she shall be the purchasing officer of the Township
and shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class
Township Code,[1] all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments
and other offices of the Township. He or she shall keep account of all purchases
and shall, from time to time, or when directed by the Board, make a full written
report thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq.
(14)
All complaints regarding Township services shall be referred
to the office of the Manager. He or she, or an employee designated by him
or her, shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager
shall report thereon to the Board.
Other than for purposes of inquiry, the Board, or any of its members,
shall deal with the administrative service of the Township solely though the
Township Manager, and neither the Board nor any of its members shall give
orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Manager.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township,
he or she shall designate one qualified member of his or her staff to perform
the duties of the Manager during his or her absence or disability. The person
so designated shall not perform the duties for a period longer than two weeks
without the approval of the Board.
