[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Robinson 4-13-1992 by Ord. No. 3-1992 (Ch. 1, Part 7A, of
the 1989 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township
of Robinson Board of Commissioners.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners.
The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Township of Robinson
Board of Commissioners, and he may be removed at any time by a majority
vote of all its members. At least 30 days before such removal is to
become effective, the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners
shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its
intention to remove him.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties
of the office as herein outlined. The Manager need not be a resident
of the Township of Robinson or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at the time of appointment, but during the tenure of office he may
reside outside the Township of Robinson only with the approval of
the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners. If the Township of
Robinson Board of Commissioners fails within a reasonable time, not
to exceed 60 days after the appointment, to approve the Manager's
residence outside the Township of Robinson, he must immediately become
and during his tenure remain a resident of the Township of Robinson.
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond,
in the sum established annually pursuant to a resolution of the Township
of Robinson, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the
Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of his duties, the premium for said bond to be
paid by the Township of Robinson.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time
to time by the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the
Township of Robinson and shall be responsible to the Township of Robinson
Board of Commissioners as a whole for the proper and efficient administration
of the affairs of the Township of Robinson placed in his charge. The
powers and duties for administration of all Township business shall
be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by
statute or ordinance upon other Township officers. Subject to recall
by ordinance, the powers and duties of the Township Manager shall
include the following:
A.
Supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments.
B.
Recommend the hiring and, when necessary for the good of the Township,
suspend or recommend the discharge of any employee under his supervision,
provided that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the
Township Code shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance
with such provisions, and provided, further, that the Manager shall
report, at the next meeting thereafter of the Township of Robinson
Board of Commissioners, any action taken by the authority of this
subsection.
C.
Fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his supervision, within
a range previously determined by the Township of Robinson Board of
Commissioners.
D.
Prepare and submit to the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners
a budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message
in such a timely fashion as will enable the Township of Robinson Board
of Commissioners to consider and adopt the budget and related tax
ordinances according to the requirements of law. In preparing the
budget, the Manager, or an officer designated by him, shall obtain
from the head of each department, agency or board, or any qualified
officer thereof, estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other
supporting data as is required. The Manager shall review such estimates
and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Township of
Robinson Board of Commissioners.
E.
Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption
by the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners.
F.
Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range
fiscal plans for the Township of Robinson, such plans to be presented
annually to the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners for its
review and adoption.
G.
Hold such other Township offices and head such Township departments
as the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners may from time to
time direct.
H.
Attend all meetings of the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners
and its committees with the right to take part in the discussions.
The Manager shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Township
of Robinson Board of Commissioners and its committees.
I.
Prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Township of Robinson Board
of Commissioners and supply facts pertinent thereto.
J.
Keep the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners informed as
to the conduct of the Township affairs; submit periodic reports on
the condition of the Township finances and such other reports as the
Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners requests; make periodic
performance reviews; and make such recommendations to the Township
of Robinson as deemed available.
K.
Submit to the Township of Robinson, as soon as possible after the
close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative
activities of the Township of Robinson for the preceding year.
L.
See that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges
granted by the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners are observed.
M.
Employ, by and with the approval of the Township of Robinson Board
of Commissioners, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise.
N.
Attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law. The Manager
shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same
except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon
some other Township officer.
O.
Be responsible for all accounts payable and receivable.
P.
Serve as purchasing officer of the Township of Robinson and purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Township Code, all supplies
and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments, and other offices
of the Township of Robinson. The Manager shall keep an account of
all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed by the
Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners, make a full written report
thereof. He shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the
approval of the Township of Board of Commissioners, governing the
procurement of all municipal supplies and equipment.
Q.
Investigate and dispose of, or designate an officer to investigate
and dispose of, all complaints regarding Township services and personnel
and to report to the Township of Robinson Board of Commissioners thereon.
All complaints regarding Township services shall be referred to the
office of Manager.
R.
Enforce the ordinances and regulations of the Township of Robinson.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township
of Robinson, he shall designate one qualified member of his staff
to perform the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability.
The person so designated shall not perform these duties for a period
longer than two weeks without the approval of the Township of Robinson
Board of Commissioners.
Except where the context otherwise requires, wherever in this
chapter words are used in one gender they shall be construed to include
the other gender.
