PRINTER'S NO. 1276
No. 1117 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY SWEET, MAY 25, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 25, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
2 act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," further providing for certain fiscal training for
5 managers or certain employees.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 599.1 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567) and amended June 27,
11 1973 (P.L.74, No.33), is amended to read:
12 Section 599.1. Appointment, Removal, Powers and Duties;
13 Compensation; Bond.--(a) The supervisors may by ordinance, at
14 any time, create the office of township manager and may, in like
15 manner, abolish the same. While said office exists the
16 supervisors shall, from time to time, and, whenever there is a
17 vacancy, by majority vote, elect one person to fill said office,
18 who shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified.
19 Any such township manager shall be subject to removal by the
1 supervisors by majority vote.
2 (b) The powers and duties of the township manager shall be
3 fixed by ordinance. The ordinance shall specify that the manager
4 or any other employe charged with administration of the fiscal
5 affairs of the township shall be trained in municipal fiscal
6 practices within one year of his employment. The township shall
7 be responsible for the cost of training. For purposes of
8 training, seminars or programs conducted by the Department of
9 Community Affairs shall be deemed acceptable. Such courses shall
10 include basic budgeting and either municipal accounting or
11 municipal bookkeeping. Noncompliance of the training
12 requirements on the part of the manager or any other employe
13 charged with administration of the fiscal affairs of the
14 township shall result in termination of employment with said
15 township. The compensation shall be set by resolution and paid
16 out of the general fund of the township. The supervisors may
17 delegate, subject to recall, any of their non-legislative powers
18 and duties to the township manager. He shall give bond to the
19 township, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the
20 supervisors, in such sum as they shall by ordinance direct,
21 conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties.
22 (c) The office of township manager shall not be deemed
23 incompatible with the office of township secretary, township
24 treasurer, or any other township office or employment, except
25 that of supervisor.
26 Section 2. The amendments to section 599.1 shall also apply
27 to township managers currently in office.
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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