Pennsylvania § 3014 Department of administration

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3014 — Department of administration

Pennsylvania § 3014

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 53MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

PartPART III

Ch. 30TYPES OF OPTIONAL PLANS OF GOVERNMENT

Subch.EXECUTIVE (MAYOR) - COUNCIL PLAN A

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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3014 (2026).

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(a)Department heads.--Where a department of administration is established, it shall be headed by a director. The director shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office. At the time of appointment, the director need not be a resident of the municipality or this Commonwealth. He shall have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the department.

(b)Department functions.--The department, under the direction and supervision of the executive (mayor), shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)To assist in the preparation of the budget.

(2)To administer a centralized purchasing system.

(3)To establ

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(a) Department heads.--Where a department of administration is established, it shall be headed by a director. The director shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office. At the time of appointment, the director need not be a resident of the municipality or this Commonwealth. He shall have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the department.

(b) Department functions.--The department, under the direction and supervision of the executive (mayor), shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To assist in the preparation of the budget.

(2) To administer a centralized purchasing system.

(3) To establish and administer a centralized personnel system.

(4) To establish and maintain a centralized accounting system which shall be so designed as to accurately reflect the assets, liabilities, receipts and expenditures of the municipality.

(5) To perform any other duties as council may prescribe through the administrative ordinance or as the executive (mayor) may direct.