[Ord. 8-2017, 8/21/2017]
This part shall be known as the ''Township Manager
Ordinance of 2017."
[Ord. 8-2017, 8/21/2017]
The purpose of this Part is to enable the Township to function
under generally accepted principles of the Board of the Supervisors-Manager
form of government. The Board of Supervisors shall be responsible
for legislative policymaking and appointing a Township Manager, who
shall be responsible for supervising and conducting the administrative
affairs of the Township. It is the intent of this Part to delegate
to the Township Manager all of the nonlegislative and nonjudicial
powers and duties of the Board of Supervisors, as authorized by the
Second Class Township Code (see 53 P. S. § 66301).
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The office of Township Manager is hereby created by Canton Township,
subject to the right of the Township by ordinance, at any time, to
abolish such office.
[Ord. 8-2017, 8/21/2017]
As soon as practical after the enactment of this Part, the Board
of Supervisors shall appoint, by a majority vote of all its members,
one person to fill the office of Township Manager, who shall be appointed
to fill the office of Township Manager for such terms as the Board
may determine by separate contract. In the case of a vacancy, the
Board of Supervisors shall fill said office by majority vote of all
its members. The Township Manager shall be subject to removal by a
majority vote of all the members of the Board of Supervisors, subject
to the terms of any contract not superseding the Second Class Township
Code.
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The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive
and administrative abilities. with special reference to his/her actual
experience in or his/her knowledge of accepted practices in respect
to the duties of the office, as herein outlined. The Manager need
not be a resident of the Township or the State of Pennsylvania at
the time of his/her appointment.
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Before entering upon his/her duties, the Township Manager shall
give a bond with a corporate survey in the sum of $750,000, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his/her duties, the premium for the
said bond to be paid by Canton Township. This bond amount may be modified
by resolution of the Canton Township Board of Supervisors.
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The Township Manager shall receive compensation as set either
annually by resolution of the Board of Supervisors or by an agreement
not to extend more than two years in its terms of existence.
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The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the
Township. and he/she shall be responsible to the Board of Supervisors
as a whole for the proper and efficient administration or the affairs
of the Township. His/her powers and duties shall relate to the general
management of Township business not expressly imposed or conferred
upon other Township officers by statute, ordinance or regulation.
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1.
Subject to recall ordinance. the powers and duties of the Manager
shall include the following:
A.
He/she shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
municipal departments and employees.
B.
He/she shall prepare and submit to the Board of Supervisors before
the first day of November of each 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. In preparing the budget,
the Manager or an officer designated by him/her shall obtain from
the head of each department, agency, board, officer or employee estimates
of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as he/she requests.
The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before
submitting the budget to the Board of Supervisors.
C.
He/she shall be responsible for the implementation and administration
of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Supervisors.
D.
Unless otherwise directed, he/she shall attend all meetings of the
Board of Supervisors and Planning Department.
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E.
With the advice of the Solicitor, he/she shall take appropriate action
to execute and enforce the laws of the commonwealth and the ordinances
and resolutions of the Township.
F.
He/she shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Board of
Supervisors and supply facts pertinent thereto.
G.
He/she shall keep the Board of Supervisors informed as to the conduct
of Township affairs; submit periodic reports on the condition of the
Township finances and such other reports as the Board of Supervisors
requests; and he/she shall make such recommendations to the Board
of Supervisors as he/she deems necessary.
H.
He/she 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.
I.
He/she shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits
and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
J.
He/she shall employ, after recommendation of an approval by the Board
of Supervisors, experts and consultants to advise in connection with
any of the functions of the Township.
K.
He/she shall attend to the letting of contracts in accordance with
applicable law; and he/she 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, ordinance or
regulation.
L.
He/she shall see that all money due to the Township is promptly paid
and that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Township's claims.
M.
He/she shall be the purchasing officer of the Township, and he/she
shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of applicable law
or ordinance 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, from time to time or when
directed by the Board of Supervisors, make a full written report thereof.
He/she shall also issue written rules and regulations, subject to
the approval of the Board of Supervisors, governing the requisition
and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
N.
All complaints regarding service or personnel of the Township shall
be referred to the office of the Manager. He/she or an officer designated
by him/her shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the
Manager shall report thereon to the Board of Supervisors.
O.
He/she shall cooperate with the Board of Supervisors at all times
and in all matters, that the best interests of the Township and of
the general public may be maintained.
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All references to gender shall be deemed to include both the
masculine and the feminine, interchangeable without distinction and
without limitation.
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In the event that any provision, section, sentence, clause or
part of this Part shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence, clause
or part of this Part, or other ordinances affected by this Part, and
it shall be the intent of the Board of Supervisors that such remainder
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
