[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Butler 11-21-1994 by Ord. No. 738. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 2-18-2008 by Ord. No. 835; 5-16-2016 by Ord. No. 890; 7-16-2018 by Ord. No. 903]
The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Township Manager
for a period of time which may be extended, renewed or modified and
shall fix his or her compensation annually by adoption of the Township
Budget Ordinance. The Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis
of his or her executive and administrative qualifications. The Offices
of Township Manager and Township Secretary may be held by the same
person. Within 12 months of appointment, the Township Manager must
reside within the boundaries of Butler Township.
The Township Manger shall be the Chief Administrative
Officer of the Township. He shall be responsible to the Board of Commissioners
for the administration of all Township affairs. He shall have the
following powers and duties:
A.
He or an employee or employees designated by him shall
collect, receive, account for and turn in to the Township Treasurer
for deposit all fees, assessments, charges and other revenues that
are levied or established by the Township for general or specific
purposes. All moneys collected shall be turned in to the Township
Treasurer at least once each week.
B.
Should the Manager also be appointed as Township Secretary,
he shall perform the duties of Secretary of the Township in causing
appropriate records to be made, preserved and certified, as required
by law or other action of the Board of Commissioners. He shall attest
the execution of all instruments and record all ordinances and resolutions,
and he shall have the custody of the municipal corporate seal, as
herein provided, and all official Township records.
C.
He shall direct and supervise the administration of
all departments, offices and agencies, except as otherwise provided
by this chapter or by law.
D.
He shall issue such administrative and personnel rules
and regulations not in conflict with existing statues or ordinances
to properly carry out the duties contained in this chapter.
E.
He shall be the sole purchasing agent for the Township
and he shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Township
Code, all supplies and equipment for the various agencies, boards,
departments and other offices of the Township, as authorized by the
Board in approving the annual operating budget. He shall keep an account
of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed by
the Board, make a full written report thereof. He shall also issue
rules and regulations governing the requisitioning and purchasing
of all municipal supplies and equipment.
F.
He shall attend all Board of Commissioners' meetings
and shall have the right to take part in discussions, but he shall
not vote. He shall prepare the agenda of each meeting and shall have
the agenda available for the public meeting.
G.
He shall prepare and submit a proposed annual budget,
including a capital expenditure program, to the Board of Commissioners
by the 12th day of November of each year. He shall be responsible
for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board
of Commissioners.
H.
He shall submit to the 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.
I.
He shall make such other reports as the Board of Commissioners
may require concerning the operations of Township departments, offices
and agencies subject to his direction and supervision and shall keep
the Board of Commissioners at all times informed as to the conduct
of the Township affairs.
J.
Should the Manager also be appointed as Secretary,
he shall, where required, acknowledge and execute documents as Secretary
of the Township.
K.
He shall have the duty, through the proper department,
to preserve order in the Township.
L.
He shall have the duty, through the proper departments
or subordinates, to enforce the ordinances and regulations of the
Township.
M.
He shall have the duty to sign such papers, contracts,
obligations and documents that are property presented to him as required
by law or this chapter. He shall see that the provisions of all franchises,
leases, permits and privileges granted by the Township are observed.
N.
With the consent of the Board of Commissioners, he
shall have the authority to represent the Township in deliberations
with other governmental bodies or councils, subject to final ratification
by the Board of Commissioners of any action taken.
O.
He shall have the authority, with the consent of the
Board of Commissioners, to negotiate intergovernmental cooperation
agreements pursuant to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
P.
He may employ, by and with the approval of the Board,
experts and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection
with any of the functions of the Township.
Q.
He shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Township for the management of the municipal pension plans.
R.
He
or she shall hire and, when deemed necessary and appropriate, shall
suspend and/or discharge all full-time employees, subject to the approval
of the Board of Commissioners, provided that persons covered by the
civil service provision of the Township Code shall be hired, suspended,
or discharged in accordance with such civil service provision. The
Township Manager shall have the authority to hire and discharge part-time
employees as the needs of the Township dictate and according to budgetary
restrictions. The Board of Commissioners shall have the authority
to delegate to the Township Manager the power to hire or discharge
full-time employees without the Board's approval.
[Amended 7-16-2018 by Ord. No.
903]
Neither the Board, its members, nor its committees
shall dictate or influence or attempt to dictate or influence the
hiring of any person to, or his suspension or discharge from, municipal
employment by the Manager, or in any manner take part in the hiring,
suspending or discharging of employees of the Township except as required
by the civil service provisions of the First Class Township Code.[1] Other than for the purposes of inquiry, the Board of Commissioners
or any of its members or any of the Board's committees or its members
shall deal with the Township's employees solely through the Township
Manager, and neither the Board nor any of its members, nor any of
the Board's committees or its members shall give orders publicly or
privately to any subordinate of the Manager.
[1]
Editor's Note: The First Class Township Code
is found in 53 P.S. § 55101 et seq.
[Amended 5-16-2016 by Ord. No. 890]
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent
from the Township, the Assistant Township Manager shall perform the
duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. As used in
this chapter, the masculine shall also mean feminine.
[Added 5-16-2016 by Ord.
No. 890]
The Assistant Township Manager shall assist the Township Manager in all of the powers and duties conferred upon the Township Manager by virtue of § 61-2. In the absence of the Township Manager, the Assistant Township Manager shall assume all of the powers and duties conferred upon the Township Manager pursuant to § 61-2C, D, E, F, L, and M.
