The Board shall, by ordinance, create, alter
or abolish and prescribe the functions of the township departments,
agencies and offices not inconsistent with general law or this Charter.
The Board shall, by ordinance, adopt an Administrative
Code,[1] which shall provide for the administrative organization
of the township government, the assignment of duties and responsibilities
to officers and employees and the procedural requirements set forth
in the General Laws or in the Charter. An changes in organization
and procedures set forth in the Administrative Code shall be effected
by amendment to the Administrative Code in the same manner as other
ordinances are enacted and amended.
The heads of all departments and all other officers
not otherwise provided for in this Charter shall be appointed by the
Manager, with the approval of a majority of the total membership of
the Board. Department heads shall appoint the subordinate employees,
with the approval of the Manager, under the personnel rules and regulations
established by the Administrative Code or other ordinances in accordance
with the Charter.
The Board may create, modify or abolish boards,
commissions, authorities or other agencies and special committees
of the township government if not inconsistent with the General Laws
or this Charter. The Board shall appoint by a majority vote of its
total membership, subject to § C-205, the members of such
agencies if not otherwise provided by this Charter or general law.
The Board shall adopt in the Administrative
Code or other ordinance a comprehensive system of personnel administration
based on merit principles, which shall include but not be limited
to provisions for the following:
A.
The classification of all township positions based
on duties, authority or responsibility of each position, with provision
for reclassification of any position whenever circumstances require.
B.
A pay plan for all township positions.
C.
Methods for determining merit and fitness of candidates
for appointment or promotion.
D.
Policies and procedures regulating reductions in force,
disciplinary actions and suspension and removal of employees.
E.
Hours of work and provisions for sick and vacation
leave and holidays, overtime, compensatory time off and/or compensation
for same.
F.
Grievance procedures, including those for the hearing
of grievances.
G.
Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration
of the township personnel system.
Each department head may designate, with the
approval of the Manager, an employee of the department to serve as
acting head of the department during the temporary absence or disability
of the department head. In the absence of such a designation, the
Manager shall designate an acting department head.
The compensation of all officers and department
heads, if not otherwise provided for in this Charter, shall be set
by the Board in the Administrative Code or other ordinance and may
be changed from time to time by amendment of the same at the discretion
of the Board. Compensation of employees other than officers and department
heads shall be in accordance with the pay plan established under § C-605
of this Charter.
The Board, by a majority vote of its total membership,
shall appoint a Township Solicitor, who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board with compensation to be set by the Board. The Solicitor
shall be a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
and experienced in municipal law. The Solicitor shall serve as. the
legal counsel for the township government, including the Board, the
Manager and other officers, departments and agencies of the township
government, except as may otherwise be required by law. The Solicitor
shall represent the township in all legal proceedings and, shall perform
such duties as prescribed by law, by this Charter or action of the
Board. It is the intent of this Charter that only one person shall
be the legal advisor of the township, except as may be otherwise required
by law. The Board may authorize temporary assistants for special purposes
from time to time.
The Manager, with the approval of the majority
of the total membership of the Board, shall appoint and fix the compensation
of a Township Engineer, who shall be a professional civil engineer
registered in Pennsylvania, or an engineering firm similarly registered.
The Township Engineer or engineering firm shall perform the duties
required by the Board through the Administrative Code or other action
or as may be required of township engineers by general law.
The Manager, with the approval of the majority
vote of the total membership of the Board, shall appoint a Director
of Finance, who shall be qualified by education and/or experience
in accounting or financial management, to supervise, in cooperation
with the Manager, the financial administration of the township and
perform such duties as are prescribed for such officer in this Charter
and as the Board may require in the Administrative Code or other ordinance.
