[Ord. No. 2-2019, 2/2/2019]
1.
Pursuant to the Second Class Township Code, Article XIII (53 P.S.
§ 66301), the office of Township Manager of Stroud Township
is hereby created.
2.
Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 66301(a) of the Second Class Township
Code, the office of Township Manager shall be filled by one person
appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Supervisors. The person
appointed to the Office of Township Manager may be removed by majority
vote of the Board of Supervisors subject to any contractual rights
that may arise under an employment agreement entered into in accordance
with Subsection C below of this section.
3.
The Board of Supervisors may enter into an employment agreement pursuant
to 53 P.S. § 66301(a.1) with the Township Manager. The employment
agreement may set forth the terms and conditions of employment, and
the agreement may provide that it shall remain in effect for a specified
period terminating no later than two years after the effective date
of the agreement or the date of the Board of Supervisors' reorganizational
meeting following the next municipal election, whichever shall first
occur. An employment agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection
may specify conditions under which a Township Manager would be entitled
to severance compensation, but in no event shall an employment agreement
guarantee employment through the term of the agreement or confer upon
the Township Manager any legal remedy based on specific performance.
4.
The Township Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or
her executive and administrative abilities, with special reference
to his or her training and/or experience in municipal management.
6.
The Township Manager must reside in or within 25 miles of the Stroud
Township Municipal Building during the tenure of his or her office
with the Township.
7.
In case of illness or absence of the Township Manager from the Township,
the Board of Supervisors shall designate a qualified individual to
perform the duties of the Manager during the Manager's absence
or disability.
8.
The contract of the Township Manager shall be adopted by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors. In the absence of a contract, the Township
Manager's salary shall be set at the annual reorganizational
meeting by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors.
9.
Upon severance of employment with the Township, the Township Manager
may not be employed in any capacity by the Township for a period of
one year after the date of severance.
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Before entering upon his or her duties, the Township Manager
shall give bond to the Township of Stroud, with corporate surety,
in the same amounts as secured for the Township's Supervisors,
Secretary, and Treasurer, for the faithful performance of his or her
duties, with the premium of said bond to be paid by the Township of
Stroud. The bond of the Township Manager may be included in a blanket
bond now or later in effect for other bonded Township employees, or
as Secretary and Treasurer, if applicable.
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1.
The powers and duties of the Township Manager shall include the following:
A.
Chief Administrative Office. The Township Manager shall be the Chief
Administrative Officer of the Township and shall be responsible to
the Board of Supervisors as a whole for the proper and efficient administration
of the affairs of the Township. The powers and duties of administration
of all Township business shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly
imposed or conferred by statute upon other Township officers. All
department heads, including police and road departments, shall report
to, and take direction from, the Township Manager.
B.
Supervision of Township Services.
(1)
The Township Manager shall supervise and be responsible for
the activities of all municipal departments.
(2)
The Township Manager may employ, with the approval of the Board
of Supervisors, experts and consultants to perform work and provide
advice in connection with any of the functions of the Township.
(3)
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the proper staffing
of Township departments and shall arrange for employee selection and
make recommendations on hiring to the Board of Supervisors.
(4)
The Township Manager shall have the power to suspend any Township
employee with or without pay for a period of up to five business days.
A suspension longer than five business days or termination of any
Township employee shall be determined by majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors after consultation and/or recommendation of the Township
Manager.
(5)
The Township Manager shall issue administrative and personnel
rules and regulations not in conflict with existing statutes or ordinances
to properly carry out the duties contained in this Part.
(6)
All complaints regarding services or personnel of Township departments
shall be referred to the Township Manager who shall investigate these
complaints and report to the Board of Supervisors.
C.
Budget administration and financial management.
(1)
The Township Manager shall be responsible for the preparation
of the annual budget and organizational objectives with attendant
work plans setting forth a summary of projected revenues and proposed
expenditures. In preparing the proposed budget, the Manager shall
consult with the head of each department, agency or board, or any
qualified office thereof, regarding estimates of revenues and expenditures.
(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, in conjunction with the preparation
of the yearly budget, develop long-range fiscal plans for the municipality,
such plans to be presented annually to the Board of Supervisors for
review and action.
(4)
The Township Manager shall be the Purchasing Officer of the
Township and shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of
the Township Code, all supplies and equipment for agencies, boards,
departments, and other offices of the Township, provided that all
capital expenditures shall be subject to prior approval of the Board
of Supervisors. The Township Manager 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. The Township Manager
shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of
the Board of Supervisors, governing the procurement of all municipal
supplies and equipment.
D.
Contract Supervision.
(1)
The Township Manager shall attend to the letting of contracts
in due form of law and shall supervise the performance and faithful
execution of the same except insofar as such duties are expressly
imposed by statute upon some other Township officer.
(2)
The Township Manager shall see that the provisions of all franchises,
leases, licenses, permits, and privileges granted by the Township
are observed.
E.
Reports and recommendations.
(1)
The Township Manager shall inform the Board of Supervisors regarding
the conduct of Township affairs through submission of periodic reports
on the condition of the Township finances, the accomplishment of organizational
objectives and other reports requested by the Board of Supervisors,
and shall make such recommendations to the Board of Supervisors as
the Township Manager deems necessary and advisable for the welfare
of the Township.
(2)
The Township Manager shall research and investigate the administrative
and governmental functions of various Townships and make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors on appropriate ordinances affecting the
health, safety, welfare and administration of the Township.
(3)
The Township Manager shall establish and maintain appropriate
filing systems and efficient administrative procedures for the conduct
of Township business.
(4)
The Township Manager shall submit to the Board of Supervisors,
as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, an annual
report on the financial and administrative activities of the Township
for the preceding year.
F.
Protection of township interest.
(1)
The Township Manager shall cooperate with the Board of Supervisors
at all times and in all matters such that the best interests of the
Township and of the general public may be maintained.
(2)
The Township Manager shall see that all money owed to the Township
is promptly paid and that proper proceedings are taken for the security
and collection of all Township claims.
(3)
The Township Manager shall execute and enforce the laws of the
Township, and such ordinances and resolutions of the Township as the
Board of Supervisors may prescribe.
G.
Meetings.
(1)
The Township Manager shall attend all meetings of the Board
of Supervisors and its commissions and committees with the right to
take part in discussions and shall receive notice of all regular and
special meetings of the Board of Supervisors and its commissions and
committees.
(2)
The Township Manager shall prepare the agenda for each meeting
of the Board of Supervisors and supply pertinent facts.
H.
Job description.
(1)
The Township Manager's job description shall be established
by the Board of Supervisors which job description, once established,
may be revised by resolution approved by majority vote of the Board
of Supervisors in accordance with applicable law.
(2)
The job description for the Township Manager shall be set by
majority vote of the Board of Supervisors by resolution with any amendments
thereto to be passed through the same process.
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Neither the Board of Supervisors nor any of its committees or
members thereof shall dictate or attempt to dictate the hiring of
any person but shall have authority to approve said hiring upon recommendation
and/or consultation of the Township Manager. The Township Manager
shall have the power to discipline all Township employees without
interference of the Board of Supervisors except that the Township
Manager may only discipline Township employees for a period of up
to five business days with or without pay. A suspension longer than
five business days or termination of any Township employee shall be
determined by majority vote of the Board of Supervisors after consultation
and/or recommendation of the Township Manager. Except for the purpose
of inquiry, the Board of Supervisors, its committees and its members
shall deal with the administrative service staff solely through the
Township Manager, and neither the Board of Supervisors nor any of
its committees or any of its members shall give orders, publicly or
privately, to any subordinates of the Manager.
[Ord. No. 2-2019, 2/2/2019]
1.
All ordinances or resolutions, or parts of ordinances or resolutions,
insofar as they are inconsistent herewith, same are hereby repealed.
2.
If any sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases of this
Part are for any reason held in valid, such decision or decisions
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Part.
All ordinances of the Township prescribing the duties of heads of
departments shall remain in full force and effect insofar as they
do not conflict with the provisions of this Part, in which case the
provisions of this Part shall govern.
[Ord. No. 2-2019, 2/2/2019]
This Part shall take effect and be in full force immediately
upon adoption by the Board of Supervisors of Stroud Township.
