Any township officer or employee who has a substantial financial
interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of ownership of stock in
any corporation in any contract with the township, or in the sale
of any land, material, supplies or services to the township, or to
a contractor supplying the township, shall make known that interest
and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in his
capacity as a township officer or employee in the making of such sale
or in the making or performance of such contract. Any township officer
or employee who wilfully conceals such a substantial financial interest
or wilfully violates the requirements of this section shall be guilty
of malfeasance in office or position and shall forfeit his office
or position. Violation of this section with the knowledge express
or implied of the person or corporation contracting with or making
a sale to the township shall render the contract or sale voidable
by the township manager or the township board of supervisors.
(a)Â
Activities Prohibited.
(1)Â
No person shall be appointed to or removed from, or in any way
favored or discriminated against with respect to any township position
or appointive township administrative office because of race, sex,
political or religious opinions or affiliations.
(2)Â
No person shall wilfully make any false statement, certificate,
mark, rating or report in regard to any test, certification or appointment
made under the personnel provisions of this charter or the rules and
regulations made thereunder, or in any manner commit or attempt to
commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of such provisions,
rules and regulations.
(3)Â
No person who seeks appointment or promotion with respect to
any township position or appointive township administrative office
shall directly or indirectly give, render or pay any money, service
or other valuable thing to any person for or in connection with his
test, appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
(4)Â
No person shall orally, by letter or otherwise, solicit or assist
in soliciting any assessment, subscription or contribution for any
political party or political purpose whatever from any person holding
any compensated appointive township position.
(5)Â
No person who holds any compensated appointive township position
shall solicit any contribution to the campaign funds of any political
party or any candidate for public office or take any part in the management,
affairs or political campaign of any political party, but he may exercise
his rights as a citizen to express his opinions and to cast his vote.
(b)Â
Penalties. Any person who by himself or with others wilfully violates
any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Any person convicted under this
section shall be ineligible for a period of five (5) years thereafter
to hold any township office or position and, if an officer or employee
of the township, shall immediately forfeit his office or position.
The terms of the "Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law,"
Act 62 of 1972, as amended, shall govern any action to amend this
charter.
If any provision of this charter is held invalid, the other
provisions of the charter shall not be affected thereby. If the application
of the charter or any of its provisions to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, the application of the charter and its provisions
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
