[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2005-362,
12/15/2005]
1.
The Township Manager shall be appointed by majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors of Cranberry Township for an indefinite term, as provided
by law. The Township Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Supervisors. The Township Manager may be removed at any time by
majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.
2.
Before taking office and each year thereafter, the Township Manager
shall furnish a fidelity bond in an amount set annually by the Board
of Supervisors, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties,
with a corporation licensed to do business in the state as surety.
The cost of such bond shall be paid from the general revenue of the
Township.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1; as amended by Ord. 99-297,
9/2/1999, § 1; and by Ord. 2005-362, 12/15/2005]
1.
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Township and shall have and exercise all powers and duties assigned
to him/her by this part and such other authority as may be granted
by the Board of Supervisors. He/she shall be charged with the enforcement
of all laws and ordinances within the Township insofar as their enforcement
is within the power of the Township and has not been delegated by
ordinance or resolution to other employees. The Township Manager's
powers and duties shall extend to the general management of all Township
business not expressly by statute or ordinance imposed or conferred
upon other Township officers or employees.
2.
The Township Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board of Supervisors
and such other meetings of Township officials as the Board of Supervisors
shall direct, shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the
affairs of the Township and shall recommend to the Board of Supervisors
such actions as may be necessary or expedient for the welfare of the
Township. The Township Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting
of the Board of Supervisors and supply pertinent facts thereto.
3.
The Township Manager need not be a resident of the Township at the
time of appointment, but during the tenure of his office he/she may
reside outside the Township only with the approval of the Board of
Supervisors and must become a resident of the Township within three
years of the date of his/her first appointment.
4.
The Township Manager shall have under his/her administrative control
all municipal departments of the Township including, but not limited
to, the Department of Public Safety. The Township Manager may hold
such other Township offices or head one or more of the Township's
municipal departments as the Board of Supervisors, from time to time,
direct.
5.
The Township Manager shall be expected to represent the Township
at various functions and meetings, both during and after normal business
hours, and to respond, as necessary, to major incidents/occurrences
within the Township to assure the appropriate steps are taken to mitigate
the effect of such events upon the Township and/or its residents.
Accordingly, the Manager shall be provided a properly equipped Township
vehicle for full-time use.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2005-362,
12/15/2005]
The Township Manager shall hire all full-time employees, subject
to the ratification of the Board of Supervisors. The Township Manager
shall have the authority to discharge full-time employees, subject
to compliance with tenure of office laws. The Township Manager shall
have the authority to hire and fire part-time employees as the needs
of the Township dictate and according to budgetary restrictions. All
employees shall perform their duties under the administrative direction
of the Township Manager.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2005-362,
12/15/2005]
1.
The Township Manager shall prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors
before the close of the fiscal year, or on such alternate date as
the Board of Supervisors shall determine, a balanced budget for the
next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. The budget message
shall provide a narrative explanation of the fiscal plan emphasizing
any significant changes in revenues and/or expenditures and any specific
programs or projects in the budget. In preparing the budget the Township
Manager, or an officer designated by him/her, shall obtain from the
head of each department, agency, board or officer, estimates of revenues
and expenditures and other supporting data as he/she requests. The
Township Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before
submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
2.
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
3.
The Township Manager shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed
as to the conduct of Township affairs; submit periodic reports on
the condition of Township finances and such other reports as the Board
of Supervisors request; and make such recommendations to the Board
of Supervisors as he deems necessary.
4.
The Township Manager may employ, with the approval of the Board of
Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise
in connection with any of the functions of the Township.
5.
The Township Manager shall establish a schedule of compensation for
each appointive office and position in the Township's service,
which shall be provided for in the budget submitted to the Board of
Supervisors.
6.
The Township Manager shall keep current accounts showing at all times
the fiscal condition of the Township, including the current and anticipated
expenses, appropriations, cash on hand and anticipated revenue of
all municipal funds and accounts. The Township Manager shall have
the authority to take appropriate action to withhold authorized appropriations,
subject to Board of Supervisors approval, to maintain a balance between
expected revenue and expenditures.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall negotiate and examine all proposed
contracts to which the Township may be a party, including intergovernmental
cooperation agreements, and may sign, on behalf of the Township, any
contract authorized by the Board of Supervisors, except where the
Board of Supervisors directs that some other officer or officers shall
do so. It shall be the duty of the Township Manager to see to it that
all terms of any contract to which the Township is a party are fully
performed by all parties thereto.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall be the purchasing officer of the
Township and he/she shall provide for the acquisition of, in accordance
with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code and the adopted
budget, all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards,
departments, and other offices of the Township. He/she shall keep
an account of all purchases and shall prepare an appropriate request,
identified as the warrants payable, to the Board of Supervisors for
the authorization to expend the appropriations for those purchases.
He/she shall also issue rules and regulations governing the requisition
and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment. Notwithstanding
anything herein contained to the contrary, the Township Manager shall
not have the power and authority to make purchases or to enter into
contracts where, according to the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S.
§ 65101 et seq., advertising is required, except with the
prior approval of the majority of the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall keep a current inventory showing
all real and personal property of the Township and its location and
shall be responsible for the care and custody of all such property,
including equipment, buildings, parks and all other Township property
which is not by statute, ordinance or resolution assigned to some
other officer or body for care and control.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
It shall be the duty of the Township Manager to see to the official
publication of all notices, ordinances or other documents required
by law to be published and to prepare or cause to be prepared all
reports which the Township or any of the officials thereof are required
by law to prepare.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall perform the duties of the Secretary
of the Township in causing appropriate records to be made, preserved
and certified, as required by law, and with respect to all action
of the Board of Supervisors. He/she shall attest the execution of
all instruments and record all ordinances, and he/she shall have custody
of the Township's corporate seal as herein provided, and all
official Township records. He/she shall, where required, acknowledge
and execute documents as Secretary of the Township.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the proper collection,
by designated Township officials, of all fees and obligations due
the Township. In the event that the designated authority fails to
or refuses to collect the sums due the Township, the Township Manager
may do so in his behalf, where such authority is not prohibited by
law or ordinance. The Township Manager shall serve as the Treasurer
of the Township.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall cause to be kept a complete set of
maps and plats showing the location of all township utilities and
other municipal properties, all streets and other public places and
all lots or parcels of land subdivided according to law.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager shall maintain an office in the Township
Municipal Center and devote his entire time to the discharge of his
official duties. The Township Manager shall be required to expend
such time in the performance of those duties as may be required by
the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
The Township Manager, or his/her designee, shall have the authority
to investigate the affairs of the Township or any department, agency,
division, or advisory council thereof and to investigate all complaints
in relation to matters concerning the administration of the government
of the Township. Reports of such investigations shall be promptly
submitted to the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
In case of accident, disaster, or other circumstance creating
a public emergency, the Township Manager may award contracts and make
purchases for the purpose of meeting said emergency, but he/she shall
submit promptly to the Board of Supervisors a report establishing
the existence of such emergency and the necessity of such action,
together with an itemized account of all such expenditures in response
thereto. In time of such emergency, the Township Manager shall have
overall responsibility for the coordination and implementation of
all Township services in response thereto.
[Ord. 207, 8/15/1991, § 1]
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from
the Township, the Township Supervisors shall designate one qualified
person who shall perform his/her duties during his/her absence or
disability. The person so designated shall have the same authority
as that of the regular Township Manager but may be required to report
to the Supervisors all administrative action that shall be taken during
the time of the absence of the regular Township Manager.
