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ARTICLE V:
Departmental Organization
Section 5.01 -
Administrative Organization
The Administrative service of the Township
shall be under the Mayor and Chief
Administrative Officer and comprised of
the following departments and heads
thereof:
Department of Administrative
Services - Director
Department of Finance - Director
Fire Department - Chief
Department of Leisure Services -
Director
Department of Licenses and Inspection -
Director
Police Department - Superintendent
Department of Public Health -
Director
Department of Public Works -
Director
Electrical Department - Director
Parking Enforcement - Director
and such other departments and heads as
may be created by amendments to this Code.
The Chief Administrative Officer shall
Promulgate regulations dealing with the
internal organization of departments.
(As amended by Ordinance 2531,
adopted 12/20/77; Ordinance 2814, adopted
7/20/94; Ordinance 2815, adopted
8/17/94.)
Section 5.02 -
Departmental Heads
All department heads shall be appointed by
the mayor with approval of the Council.
Department heads shall be discharged by
the Mayor with approval of Council.
Department heads shall be chosen solely on
the basis of executive, administrative,
and technical qualification as are
prescribed by law.
Section 5.03 -
Duties
Department heads, under the direction of
the Mayor and the Chief Administrative
Officer, shall:
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A.
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Direct personally and through
subordinates the performance of
all functions, duties and
operations assigned to and
required of the department and
its subordinate units by law, the
Charter,
or Ordinance and such other
activities as may be required by
the Mayor and chief
Administrative Officer which are
not in conflict with law, the
Charter,
or Ordinance;
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Assist the chief
Administrative Officer in
developing and prescribing the
internal organization of
departments and their subordinate
units, in accordance with
provisions of law, the Charter,
or Ordinance;
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Assign duties and
responsibilities, to subordinate
officers and employees within the
department and modify those
assignments consistent with and
in response to the changing
exigencies of service, subject to
the approval of the Mayor and
Chief Administrative Officer;
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D.
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Develop and prescribe, in
written form, an administrative
manual for the department,
subject to the approval of the
Mayor and Chief Administrative
Officer;
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E.
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Prepare and submit
departmental budget requests in
accordance with schedules, forms
and policies as prescribed by the
Mayor;
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F.
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Prepare and submit reports
prescribed by the Mayor and/or
the Chief Administrative
Officer;
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G.
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Cooperate with and furnish to
any department or unit of the
Municipality any information,
service, labor, material and
equipment that may be necessary
to perform a municipal
function;
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H.
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Be aware of and coordinate the
activities of the department with
appropriate area wide, regional
and intergovernmental programs;
keep the Mayor and Chief
Administrative Officer informed
of the activities and policies of
such programs as they affect the
department or the Municipality;
and make analyses and
recommendations regarding such
activities and policies when
appropriate;
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I.
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Administer and evaluate
intergovernmental contracts and
agreements as these relate to
departmental functions;
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J.
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Develop and maintain internal
administrative and budgetary
controls and productivity and
performance standards to assure
maximum levels of quality and
quantity of service within
budgetary limitations;
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K.
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Keep abreast of developments
in administrative policies,
management techniques,
technological advances and make
recommendations to the Mayor and
Chief Administrative Officer
concerning councilmanic action or
administrative regulations for
the utilization of those
policies, techniques, and
technologies deemed to be in the
best interest of the department
and Township;
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L.
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Keep abreast of all laws and
municipal ordinances and
administrative regulations
relating to the functions of: the
department;
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M.
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Serve as a member of any
committee or as a staff officer
or provide staff services to any
authority, board or commission to
which the department head may be
assigned by the Mayor or Chief
administrative Officer;
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Develop personnel planning and
employee development policies for
the department, including the
planning and execution of
appropriate training and
education programs;
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O.
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Establish and enforce rules
and regulations for the use of
municipal facilities and services
and issue such licenses and
permits as may be required by
Ordinance; and
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P.
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Develop and recommend to the
Mayor and Chief Administrative
Officer rate structures for those
services for which user fees are
charged.
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Section 5.04-5.06 -
Administrative
Services
Section 5.07-5.09 -
Department
of Finance
Section 5.10-5.12 -
Fire
Department
Section 5.13-5.15 -
Leisure
Services
Section 5.16-5.18 -
Licenses
and Inspection
Section 5.19-5.22 -
Police
Department
Section 5.23-5.25 -
Public
Works
Section 5.26-5.31 -
Public
Health
Section 5.32-5.34 -
Electrical
Section 5.35-5.37 -
Parking
Enforcement
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