Source: https://www.ecode360.com/28448036
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 16:05:34+00:00

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§ 45-1 Creation of office.
§ 45-2 Appointment and removal.
§ 45-3 Qualifications; residency requirements.
§ 45-7 Procedural limitations on Board of Commissioners.
§ 45-8 Disability or absence of Manager.
The Township of Aleppo hereby creates the office of Township Manager.
The Township Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority of all members of the Board of Commissioners. The Township Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners, and he/she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
The Township Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of the office as herein outlined. The Township Manager need not be a resident of the Township of Aleppo or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment, but, during the tenure of office, he/she may reside outside the Township of Aleppo only with the approval of the Board of Commissioners. If the Board of Commissioners fails within a reasonable time, not to exceed 60 days after the appointment, to approve the Township Manager's residence outside the Township of Aleppo, he/she must immediately become, and during his/her tenure remain, a resident of the Township of Aleppo.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Township Manager shall give a bond in the amount established annually by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, with a bonding company as surety, to be approved by the Board of Commissioners, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the Township of Aleppo.
The salary of the Township Manager shall be fixed, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
Hire and, when necessary for the good of the Township of Aleppo, suspend or discharge any employee under his/her supervision, provided that persons covered by the civil service provisions of the Township of Aleppo Code shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance with such provisions, and provided further that the Township Manager shall report at the next meeting thereafter of the Board of Commissioners any action taken by authority of this subsection.
Fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his/her supervision, within a range previously determined by the Board of Commissioners.
Prepare and submit to the Board of Commissioners a budget for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message, in such a timely fashion as will enable the Board of Commissioners to consider and adopt the budget and related tax ordinances according to the requirements of law. In preparing the budget, the Township Manager shall obtain from the head of each department, agency or board, or any qualified officer thereof, estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data as is required. The Township Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Board of Commissioners.
Be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
Develop, in conjunction with the preparation of the budget, long-range fiscal plans for the Township of Aleppo, such plans to be presented annually to the Board of Commissioners for its review and adoption.
Prepare, maintain and advise the Board of Commissioners as to the cash flows and cash needs of the Township of Aleppo on a regular basis.
Hold such other Township of Aleppo offices and head such Township of Aleppo departments as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time direct.
Attend all meetings of the Board of Commissioners and its committees with the right to take part in the discussions. The Township Manager shall review notice of all special meetings of the Board of Commissioners and its committees.
Keep the Board of Commissioners informed as to the conduct of Township of Aleppo affairs; submit monthly reports on the condition of the Township of Aleppo finances and such other reports as the Board of Commissioners request; and make such recommendations to the Board of Commissioners as deemed advisable.
Submit to the Board of Commissioners, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Township of Aleppo for the preceding year.
See that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Board of Commissioners are observed.
Employ, by and with the approval of the Board of Commissioners, experts and consultants to perform work and to advise.
Attend to the lettering of contracts in due form of law. The Township Manager shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same, except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed by statute upon some other Township of Aleppo official.
Serve as purchasing officer of the Township of Aleppo and purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the Township of Aleppo Code, all supplies and equipment for the agencies, boards, departments and other offices of the Township of Aleppo. The Township Manager shall keep an account of all purchases and shall, from time to time or when directed by the Board of Commissioners, make a full written report thereof. He/she shall also issue rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners, governing the procurement of all municipal supplies and equipment.
Investigate and dispose of, or designate an officer to investigate and dispose of, all complaints regarding Township of Aleppo services and personnel and report to the Board of Commissioners thereon. All complaints regarding Township of Aleppo services shall be referred to the Township Manager.
Enforce the ordinances, resolutions and rules and regulations of the Township of Aleppo.
The Board of Commissioners, its members and its committees shall not dictate or influence, or attempt to dictate or influence, the hiring of any person to, or his/her discharge from, municipal employment by the Township Manager, or in any manner take part in the hiring, suspending or discharging of employees in the administrative service of the Township of Aleppo, except as required by the civil service provisions of the Township of Aleppo Code or the provisions of the Local Agency Law. Other than for the purposes of inquiry, the Board of Commissioners or any of its members, or any of the Township of Aleppo committees or their members, shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Township Manager, and the Board of Commissioners, or any of its members, the Township of Aleppo committees or their members shall not give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Township Manager.
Editor's Note: See 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 551 et seq. and 2 Pa.C.S.A. § 751 et seq.
If the Township Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Township of Aleppo, he/she shall designate one qualified member of his/her staff to perform the duties of the Township Manager during his/her absence or disability. The person so designated shall not perform these duties for a period longer than two weeks without the approval of the Board of Commissioners.

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