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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, KESSLER, GRUCELA, ROSS AND GINGRICH, MARCH 18, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 18, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as |
2 | reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the |
3 | second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and |
4 | changing the law relating thereto," further providing for |
5 | township manager. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Section 1301 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, |
9 | No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and |
10 | amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), and amended November |
11 | 29, 2006 (P.L.1473, No.166), is amended to read: |
12 | Section 1301. Township Manager; Appointment, Removal, Powers |
13 | and Duties; Compensation; Bond.--(a) The board of supervisors |
14 | may by ordinance at any time create the office of township |
15 | manager and may in like manner abolish the office. While the |
16 | office exists, the board of supervisors shall appoint one person |
17 | to fill the office. The township manager [serves] shall serve at |
18 | the pleasure of the board of supervisors, subject to contractual |
19 | rights that may arise under an employment agreement that may be |
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1 | entered in accordance with subsection (a.1). |
2 | (a.1) The board of supervisors may enter into an employment |
3 | agreement with the township manager. The employment agreement |
4 | may set forth the terms and conditions of employment, and the |
5 | agreement may provide that it shall remain in effect for a |
6 | specified period terminating no later than two years after the |
7 | effective date of the agreement or the date of the board of |
8 | supervisors' organizational meeting following the next municipal |
9 | election, whichever shall first occur. An employment agreement |
10 | entered into pursuant to this subsection may specify conditions |
11 | under which a township manager would be entitled to severance |
12 | compensation, but in no event shall an employment agreement |
13 | guarantee employment through the term of the agreement or confer |
14 | upon the township manager any legal remedy based on specific |
15 | performance. |
16 | (b) The powers and duties of the township manager shall be |
17 | established by ordinance. The compensation shall be set by |
18 | resolution and paid out of the general fund of the township. The |
19 | board of supervisors may delegate, subject to recall, any of |
20 | their nonlegislative powers and duties to the township manager. |
21 | The township manager shall give bond to the township, with |
22 | sufficient surety, in the amount directed by the board of |
23 | supervisors, conditioned for the faithful performance of the |
24 | duties of the office. |
25 | (c) The office of township manager is not incompatible with |
26 | the office of township secretary, township treasurer or any |
27 | other township office or employment, except that of supervisor, |
28 | auditor or township police officer. |
29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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