[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of South Fayette 2-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Salaries and compensation — See Ch. 74.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 43,
Manager, adopted 6-5-1958 by Ord. No. 268, as amended.
The office of Township Manager is hereby created by the Township
of South Fayette.
The Township Manager shall be appointed by majority vote of
the Township Board of Commissioners and shall serve the Township at
will. The Manager shall be chosen by the Board of Commissioners solely
on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special
reference to actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practice
in respect to the duties of the office hereinafter set forth. At the
time of this appointment, the appointee need not be a resident of
the Township or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but during the Manager's
tenure of office, shall reside within the Township, unless otherwise
authorized by the Board of Commissioners. As authorized pursuant to
§ 1502(4) of the First Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 56504,
the Township may enter into an at-will employment agreement with the
Township Manager that provides for the terms and conditions of employment
of the Township Manager and may provide for severance payments to
the Manager.
The Board of Commissioners may remove the Township Manager at
any time by a majority vote of its members.
The Township Manager shall furnish a surety bond to be approved
by the Board of Commissioners, said bond to be conditioned on the
faithful performance of all the Manager's duties. The premium of the
bond shall be paid by the Township.
The Township Manager shall be the chief administrative officer
of the township, responsible to the Board of Commissioners for the
management of all township affairs placed in the Manager's charge
by or under this charter. The powers and duties of the Township Manager
shall include the following:
A.
Appoint and suspend or remove all Township employees and appointive
administrative officers provided for by or under this Code, except
as otherwise provided by law, this Code or personnel rules adopted
pursuant to this Code, subject to notification to the Board. The Township
Manager may authorize any administrative officer subject to the Manager's
direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to
subordinates in that officer's department, office or agency;
B.
Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices
and agencies of the Township, except as otherwise provided by this
Code or by law;
C.
Attend all Township Board of Commissioners meetings. The Township
Manager shall have the right to take part in discussion but shall
not vote;
D.
See that all laws, provisions of this Code and acts of the Township
Board of Commissioners, subject to enforcement by the Township Manager
or by officers subject to the Manager's direction and supervision,
are faithfully executed;
E.
Prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the Township
Board of Commissioners, and implement the final budget approved by
Board of Commissioners to achieve the goals of the Township;
F.
Submit to the Township Board of Commissioners and make available
to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative
activities of the Township as of the end of each fiscal year;
G.
Make such other reports as the Township Board of Commissioners may
require concerning operations;
H.
Keep the Township Board of Commissioners fully advised as to the
financial condition and future needs of the Township;
I.
Make recommendations to the Township Board of Commissioners concerning
the affairs of the Township and facilitate the work of the Township
Board of Commissioners in developing policy;
J.
Provide staff support services for the Board of Commissioners members;
K.
Assist the Board of Commissioners to develop long-term goals for
the Township and strategies to implement these goals;
L.
Encourage and provide staff support for regional and intergovernmental
cooperation;
M.
Promote partnerships among Board of Commissioners, staff, and citizens
in developing public policy and building a sense of community; and
N.
Perform such other duties as are specified in this charter or may
be required by the Township Board of Commissioners.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 43-6, Limitations of Commissioners,
was repealed 8-12-2020 by Ord. No. 8-2020.
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 the Manager
shall file promptly with Board of Commissioners a certificate showing
such emergency and the necessity for such action, together with an
itemized account of all expenditures.
The Township Manager shall receive such compensation as the
Board of Commissioners shall fix from time to time by ordinance, resolution,
the annual budget process or by employment agreement.
If any section, subsection, or sentence, clause, or phrase of
this chapter is for any reason held invalid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms
of this chapter are hereby repealed, specifically Ordinance No. 268.
