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ARTICLE VIII:
Administrative Structure
Section
801.  Administrative
Structure
Council
may establish departments, offices, or
agencies deemed necessary for the conduct
of Township affairs and may prescribe
their functions provided that these are
not inconsistent with this Charter or with
law.
Section
802. Administrative
Code
Council
shall within one (1) year's time adopt, by
ordinance, an administrative code defining
the administrative structure of the
Township. This administrative code shall
describe all Township departments,
offices, agencies, boards, and commissions
which Council has established and their
functions and shall also provide for a
code of ethics which shall include a
conflict of interest clause. The
administrative code may authorize the
Chief Administrative Officer to promulgate
regulations dealing with the internal
organization of departments. The
administrative code and any regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto shall be
consistent with this Charter.
Section
803. Personnel
A.
Appointment
of Heads of Departments, Offices, and
Agencies. The
head of each department, office, and
agency shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the approval of six (6) members of
Council. Such officer shall serve under
the supervision and control of the Mayor
and shall be discharged by the Mayor with
the approval of Council.
B.
Appointment
of Subordinates. Each
department head may appoint, suspend, or
remove subordinate Township employees,
provided that such decisions have received
the final approval of the Mayor and that
the Mayor has received a written
recommendation from the Chief
Administrative Officer.
C.
Merit
Principle. All
appointments and promotions of Township
officers and employees shall be made
solely on the basis of merit and fitness
demonstrated by examination or other
evidence of competence, regardless of sex,
race, religion, or national
origin.
D.
Personnel
Director. The
Chief Administrative Officer may appoint a
personnel director to prepare and
administer personnel rules and
procedures.
E.
Personnel
Rules.
Within one (1) year's time, the Mayor
shall cause to be prepared a list of
personnel rules which shall be submitted
to the Council for adoption by ordinance,
with or without amendment, as a part of
the administrative code. The rules shall
provide for:
1.
The
classification of all Township
positions, based on the duties,
authority, and responsibility of each
position, with adequate provision for
reclassification whenever warranted by
changed circumstances;
2.
A pay plan for all Township
positions;
3.
Methods for determining the merit and
fitness of candidates for appointment
or promotion;
4.
The policies and procedures regulating
reduction in force and removal of
employees;
5.
The hours of work, attendance
regulations, and provisions for sick
and vacation leave;
6.
The policies and procedures governing
persons holding provisional
appointments;
7.
The
policies and procedures governing
relationships with employee
organizations;
8.
Policies regarding in-service training
programs;
9.
Grievance procedures, including
procedures for the hearing of
grievances;
10.
Other practices and procedures
necessary to the administration of the
Township personnel system, including a
mandatory retirement age for Township
personnel.
F.
Legal Officer. There
shall be a legal officer of the Township,
appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of six (6) members of Council, who shall
serve as chief legal advisor to the
Council, the Mayor, the Chief
Administrative Officer, and all Township
departments, offices, and agencies and
shall represent the Township in all legal
proceedings and shall perform any other
duties prescribed by this Charter or by
law. Any elected or appointed Township
official or employee, department or agency
requesting and receiving legal advice in
writing from the legal officer regarding
the official functions of such official,
employee, department or agency, shall be
bound to follow such advice and, when
followed, the recipient shall not in any
way be liable for so doing. Salary,
benefits and other compensation for the
legal officer shall be determined by
Council.
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