The Finance Director, if provided for as in § C-49 of the Charter, shall act in a staff advisory role to the Manager. The Finance Director, or the Manager acting as Finance Director, shall have the power and duty to:
B.
Authorize the entry of appropriations voted by the
Board into the accounting records of the Township.
C.
Certify the availability of funds on all contracts
and approve no contract or expenditure which would exceed the unencumbered
balance of appropriations in any account.
D.
Monitor Township revenues and, in the event that such
revenues fall short of or exceed budget estimates, certify such differences
to the Board.
E.
Authorize disbursement of funds when it has been determined
that goods and services have been properly received, and either the
Finance Director or his designate shall be a signatory on all checks,
drafts and other orders of payment of Township funds.
F.
Provide for the proper recording of financial transactions
and related activities of the Township and be responsible for the
preservation of financial records.
G.
Prepare financial reports, at least monthly, in such
a form that the Board, Manager and department heads can compare monthly
and year-to-date expenditures and revenues with budgeted amounts in
each account.
A.
Qualifications and appointment procedures.
(1)
The Township Engineer shall be a Pennsylvania registered
professional civil engineer or an engineering firm. The position may
be held by either a full-time or part-time employee of the Township
or by an individual or firm acting as consultant to the Township.
The existence of the position of Township Engineer shall not preclude
the Township from engaging other individual engineers or engineering
firms to carry out specific engineering tasks.
(2)
If the Township Engineer is an individual or firm
acting as consultant to the Township, the Manager shall, when appointing
a new Township Engineer, interview at least three qualified individuals
or firms before making a selection and presenting the selection to
the Board for approval. Approval by the Board shall be in the form
of majority action on resolution.
B.
Duties and responsibilities. The Township Engineer
shall be directly responsible to the Manager for performing the functions
of the office, which shall include:
(1)
Engineering design and inspection services required
for the construction or reconstruction of Township roads, streets
and other facilities.
(2)
Review and analysis of all proposed subdivision plans
and specifications submitted to the Township Engineer by the Township.
(3)
Providing expert testimony for the Township in any
judicial proceeding concerning subdivision and land development, zoning
matters or the construction or reconstruction of any Township facilities
in which the Township Engineer has been assigned design, review, supervision
or inspection responsibilities.
(4)
Other technical advisory duties of an engineering
nature which may be assigned by the Township Manager.
C.
Compensation.
(1)
If the Township Engineer is an individual or a firm
acting as consultant, prior to appointment to the Township, the Manager
shall negotiate an annual retainer specifying the basic services to
which the retainer entitles the Township. In addition, an hourly or
per diem rate shall be negotiated which will apply to duties assigned
the Engineer which are beyond the scope of the basic services.
(2)
If the Township Engineer is an employee of the Township,
his compensation shall be fixed by the Manager in the same manner
as for other employees of the Township.
