[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Upper Providence 1-8-1973 by Ord. No. 151.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created in Upper Providence
Township.
Said office shall be filled by appointment for an indefinite term by
majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. The Township Manager shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time by a majority
vote of the Board.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and
administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of his office
as outlined below. He need not be a resident of the township or of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania at the time of his appointment, but during the tenure of his
office he may reside outside the township only with the approval of the Board.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond to the
township with corporate surety, to be approved by the Board of Supervisors,
in the sum of $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties,
the premium for said bond to be paid by the township.
[Amended 4-3-1978 by Ord. No. 198]
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed annually by the Board
of Supervisors.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the township
and shall be responsible to the Board for the proper and efficient administration
of the affairs of the township.
A.
Until modified by amendment to this chapter, the powers
and duties of the Township Manager shall include:
(1)
Supervision and responsibility for the activities of
all township departments.
(2)
Attendance at all meetings of the Board of Supervisors,
the Township Planning Commission, the Zoning Hearing Board and the Upper Providence
Township Municipal Authority, with the right to take part in discussions.
The Manager shall be entitled to receive notice of all regular and special
meetings of the Board and the other aforementioned bodies.
(3)
All complaints by township residents, taxpayers, landowners
and other persons having dealings with the township shall be referred initially
to the Manager. He, or an officer designated by him, shall investigate and
dispose of such complaints. The Manager shall thereafter report on such matters
to the Board.
(4)
Administration and enforcement of all applicable statutes
and ordinances within the township.
(6)
Administration of the budget after its adoption by the
Board of Supervisors.
(7)
Preparation and submission to the Board of an annual
report of township affairs and such special reports as may be necessary.
(8)
Conducting the general affairs of the township, including
purchasing, collection of moneys, administration and enforcement of contracts,
leases and franchises, subject to the provisions of applicable statutes, ordinances
and resolutions.
(9)
If expressly appointed thereto on an annual basis by
the Board, service as Township Secretary, Township Treasurer or any other
township office.
B.
All employees and officers of the township, including
the Chief of Police, Secretary, Treasurer and Engineer but excluding members
of the Board of Supervisors, elected Auditors, the elected Tax Collector and
the Township Solicitor, shall be under the Manager's supervision and
control, and he shall appoint and remove all such employees, with the exception
of elected officials, the Secretary, Treasurer, Solicitor, Engineer, Chief
of Police and members of the Police Department, and Recreation Director, in
accordance with the provisions of such township personnel rules as may hereafter
be adopted by the Board. All appointments and removals shall be reported to
the Board at its next meeting. The Manager shall have the power to direct
the Township Solicitor to perform any professional duties pertaining to the
affairs of the township and shall cooperate with the Board, the elected Auditors
and the elected Tax Collector in coordinating his duties with theirs.
[Amended 4-3-1978 by Ord. No. 198; 10-16-2006
by Ord. No. 467]
