[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
656, 4/9/2015]
1.
The Township Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by
a majority of all the members of the Board of Supervisors.
2.
The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors,
subject to contractual rights that may arise under an employment agreement
entered into in accordance with § 1301 of the Second Class
Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66301, as amended. The Township
Manager may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all the members
of the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
656, 4/9/2015]
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
656, 4/9/2015]
Before taking office, and each year thereafter, the Township Manager shall furnish a fidelity bond in an amount set from time to time by official action of 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 Township general fund and the surety must be acceptable to the Board of Supervisors. The bond shall also comply with the Financial Security Ordinance [Chapter 1, Part 7].
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
414, 4/13/1994, § 30-5; and by Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The compensation of the Township Manager shall be set from time
to time by official action of the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
656, 4/9/2015; and by Ord. 659, 4/9/2015, § 1]
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 by the Board of Supervisors. The Township Manager shall be
responsible to the Board of Supervisors as a whole for the proper
and efficient administration of the affairs of the Township. He shall
be charged with the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within
the Township in so far as their enforcement is within the power of
the Township and has not been delegated by ordinance or resolution
to other Township officers or 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.
Subject to recall by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, the powers
and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.
Supervision of Departments. He shall supervise and be responsible
for the activities of all municipal departments.
B.
Hiring, Discharging Employees. The Township Manager shall have the
authority to hire all Township employees as the needs of the Township
dictate and according to budgetary restrictions established by the
Board of Supervisors; provided, however, the Township Manager shall
obtain prior approval from the Board of Supervisors, in the form of
a resolution, for all employee salaries and for the creation of all
new employment positions. The Township Manager shall have the authority
to discipline and suspend all Township employees; provided, however,
the Township Manager shall obtain prior approval from the Board of
Supervisors for the termination of any Township employee. The Township
Manager shall report to the Board of Supervisors, at the next meeting
thereafter of the Board of Supervisors, any action taken by authority
of this paragraph. All Township employees shall perform their duties
under the administrative direction of the Township Manager.
C.
Preparation of Annual Budget. He 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 budget
for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. The budget
message shall provide a narrative of the fiscal plan emphasizing any
significant changes in revenue 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 shall obtain from the head
of each department, agency, board or office estimates of revenues
and expenditures and other supporting data as he requests. The Township
Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting
the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
D.
Administration of Budget. He shall be responsible for the administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
E.
Other Offices. He shall hold such other municipal offices or head
one or more of the municipal departments as the Board of Supervisors
may from time to time direct including, but not limited to, Zoning
Officer, Township Secretary, Township Treasurer and Code Official.
F.
Attendance at Board Meetings. He shall attend all meetings of the
Board of Supervisors, and such other meetings of Township officials,
as the Board of Supervisors shall direct with the right to take part
in the discussion at such meetings. He shall receive notice of all
special meetings of the Board of Supervisors.
G.
Preparation of Agenda for Board Meetings. He shall prepare the agenda
for each meeting of the Board of Supervisors and supply facts pertinent
thereto.
H.
Periodic Reports and Recommendations. He shall keep the Board of
Supervisors informed as to the conduct of Township affairs; submit
periodic reports on the condition of the Township finance and such
other reports as the Board of Supervisors requests; and make such
recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as he deems necessary.
I.
Annual Budget and Administrative Report. He shall submit to the Board
of Supervisors, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal
year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities
of the Township for the preceding year.
J.
Supervision of Leases, Permits, Etc. He shall see that the provisions
of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township
are observed.
K.
Employment of Experts, Consultants. He may employ, by and 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.
L.
Letting of Contracts. He shall attend to the letting of contracts,
with prior approval of the majority of the Board of Supervisors, in
due form of law and shall supervise the performance and faithful execution
of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon
some other Township officer by statute.
M.
Payment of Bills; Collection of Township Claims. He shall see that
all money owed the Township is promptly paid and that proper proceedings
are taken for the security and collection of all Township claims.
N.
Purchasing. He shall be the purchasing officer of the Township and
shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class
Township Code, 53 P.S. § 65101 et seq., as amended, and
the adopted budget, all supplies and equipment for the various agencies,
boards, departments and other offices of the Township. He shall keep
an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed
by the Board of Supervisors, make a full written report thereof. He
shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of
the Board of Supervisors, 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., as amended, advertising is required, except with the prior
approval of the majority of the Board of Supervisors.
O.
Handling of Complaints. All complaints regarding services or personnel
of the Township shall be referred to the Township Manager. He or an
officer designated by him shall investigate and dispose of such complaints,
and the Manager shall report thereon to the Board of Supervisors.
P.
Accounts. 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 revenue and expenditures.
Q.
Contracts. The Township Manager shall negotiate and examine all proposed
contracts to which the Township may be a party, including intergovernmental
cooperation agreements.
R.
Inventories of Property. 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 statue, ordinance or resolution,
assigned to some other officer or body for care and control.
S.
Reports and Publications. 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.
T.
Records; Certification of Records; Duties When Secretary. The Township
Manager may perform the duties of the Township Secretary in causing
appropriate records to be made, preserved and certified as required
by law and in respect to all action of the Board of Supervisors. When
the Township Manager also holds the office of Township Secretary,
the Township Manager shall: attest the execution of all instruments
and record all ordinances; have custody of the Township's corporate
seal as herein provided, and all official Township records; and, where
required, acknowledge and execute documents as Secretary of the Township.
U.
Collection of Fees and Obligations; Duties as Treasurer. 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. 204, 10/12/1976, Ch. 2, Div. 2; as amended by Ord.
656, 4/9/2015; and by Ord. 659, 4/9/2015, § 1]
The Board of Supervisors or any of its members shall not dictate
or attempt to dictate the hiring of any person by the Township Manager.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Board of Supervisors and its
individual members shall deal with the administration of the Township
solely through the Township Manager. The Board of Supervisors or any
of its members shall not give orders or directives, publicly or privately,
to any employees of the Township other than the Township Manager.
