[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Abington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-11-1952 by Ord. No. 713]
The office of Township Manager is hereby created.
[Added 6-11-1987 by Ord. No. 1632[1]]
The Township Manager shall have, subject to the approval and supervision of the Board, complete charge of all the business of the township and of all the employees of the township through the departmental administrator.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 24-2, Powers and duties, added 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1593.
[Added 6-11-1987 by Ord. No. 1632[1]]
The Board of Township Commissioners may from time to time by resolution further define the duties of the Township Manager with respect to the various branches and departments of the township government and with respect to any specific matters which may arise in connection with the affairs of the township.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 24-3, Temporary absence, added 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1593.
[Added 6-11-1987 by Ord. No. 1632[1]]
The Township Manager shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Township Secretary as provided by statute, ordinance or resolution, but nothing herein contained shall affect the office of Township Secretary.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former § 24-4, Duties assumed by staff, added 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1593.
The term of office of the Township Manager shall commence with the effective date of this Article and shall extend to the first Monday of January of 1954, and thereafter the term shall extend for a period of two years to the first Monday of January of the succeeding even-numbered year.
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Editor's Note: Former § 24-6, Term of office, was renumbered to become § 24-5 by Ord. No. 1632, adopted 6-11-1987, which also repealed former § 24-5, Interference by the Board, added 9-12-1985 by Ord. No. 1593.
[Amended 3-11-1976 by Ord. No. 1420; 12-14-1989 by Ord. No. 1666]
The compensation of the Township Manager shall be fixed from time to time by the Board.
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Editor's Note: Former § 24-6.1, Compensation; bonds, was renumerated to become § 24-6 by Ord. No. 1632, adopted 6-11-1987.
[Adopted 4-13-1972 by Ord. No. 1328]
The accounts of the Township of Abington shall be audited by an independent auditor who shall be a certified public accountant registered in Pennsylvania or a firm of certified public accountants so registered.
Such independent auditor shall be appointed annually by resolution at least 30 days prior to the close of the fiscal year to make an independent examination of all the accounts and accounting records of the Township of Abington for the fiscal year then closing, at a compensation to be fixed by the Board of Township Commissioners.