Township Council–Manager
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The Township Council–Manager form of government features an elected council responsible for policymaking and a professionally trained manager appointed to handle day-to-day administration and implementation of those policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Township Council–Manager canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
council–manager government
ⓘ
form of local government ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote professional management
ⓘ
reduce political interference in administration ⓘ |
| basedOn | council–manager model used in municipal governments ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | township mayor–council form ⓘ |
| councilCan | dismiss township manager ⓘ |
| councilElectedBy | voters of the township ⓘ |
| councilEvaluates | performance of township manager ⓘ |
| councilHires | township manager ⓘ |
| councilHolds | public meetings to make policy decisions ⓘ |
| councilMaySelect | mayor from among its members ⓘ |
| councilMembersMayBe |
elected at-large
ⓘ
elected by wards or districts ⓘ |
| councilResponsibleFor |
adopting ordinances
ⓘ
adopting township budget ⓘ legislative functions ⓘ setting township policies ⓘ |
| councilSets | overall goals and priorities for township ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
political accountability through elected council
ⓘ
professional expertise in administration ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
appointed manager
ⓘ
elected council ⓘ |
| hasExecutive | township manager ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | township council ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administration by manager
ⓘ
policymaking by council ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkDeterminedBy | state law ⓘ |
| managerAdvises | council on policy options ⓘ |
| managerAppointedBy | township council ⓘ |
| managerCoordinates | delivery of township services ⓘ |
| managerEnsures | compliance with council policies ⓘ |
| managerExecutes | council’s goals and priorities ⓘ |
| managerImplements | ordinances and resolutions of council ⓘ |
| managerNonpartisanExpectation | manager acts on professional, not partisan, basis ⓘ |
| managerOversees | implementation of township budget ⓘ |
| managerPrepares | administrative reports for council ⓘ |
| managerReportsTo | township council ⓘ |
| managerRequiredToBe | professionally trained administrator ⓘ |
| managerResponsibleFor |
day-to-day administration
ⓘ
implementing council policies ⓘ personnel management ⓘ preparing budget proposals ⓘ supervising township departments ⓘ |
| mayorRoleTypically | largely ceremonial ⓘ |
| separates | policy-making from administration ⓘ |
| usedIn | township ⓘ |
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