Township Manager Job Description

The Township Manager is a fulltime, salaried, executive-level professional. As an at-will employee, the Township Manager serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. As such, the primary feature of the position is to facilitate the accomplishment of requests, resolutions, projects, and directives of the Trustees in a timely manner. The Township Manager’s duties shall include customary office hours as well as attendance at all after-hours meetings and public functions as directed.

Examples of Duties:

  • Facilitates communication with/between all Trustees.
  • Tracks the progress, relevant timelines, necessary actions, and eventual completion of the Township’s projects and initiatives by submitting a monthly report and milestone calendar to the Board of Trustees.
  • Assists in administration, enforcement and execution of Board policies and resolutions.
  • Works with Fiscal Officer to prepare budget and monitor financial condition.
  • Prepares an annual report for the Board of Trustees.
  • Assists the Board in communications and contractual matters with outside entities such as: JEDZ Board, MORPC, Franklin County Engineer, Franklin County Zoning, Franklin County Prosecutor, COCIC, and EMA, the Ohio Township Association, and other entities as directed.
  • Supervises, evaluates, aids and advises Communications staff, Code Enforcement staff and Roads Department. Supervises employment processes in accordance with FSLA( Fair Labor Standards Act) in order to assure that equal and qualified personnel are reviewed, and completes background checks before making hiring recommendations to the Board for all non-Fire/Police personnel.
  • Ensures Code Enforcement progress, monitors Franklin County Zoning related emails for Township concerns and advises accordingly.
  • Works with the Fiscal Officer to check payroll from Department Heads in order to verify accuracy, assists in payroll functions as needed with new hire paperwork, etc.
  • Assures the completion of all new-hire paperwork for the Township, on-boarding into the payroll system, liaisons with broker for benefits coverage.
  • Attends to all insurance needs of the Township. Acts as liaison with Departments and employees on both OTARMA and Health Insurance matters. Processes all paperwork including required declarations, applications, claims etc. Serves as a part of the Health Insurance Committee and as such, helps to formulate recommendations to the Board on needed changes in coverage or programs.
  • Facilitates all BWC, FMLA, and ADA matters including compliancy, trainings, annual reports and other requirements
  • Serves as center of facilities management, coordinates any necessary property repairs and maintenance. Plans and recommends for future properties maintenance issues.
  • Schedules needed IT repairs
  • Attends monthly Department Head meetings
  • Collaborates with the Chief of Fire and the Chief of Police as necessary.
  • Assists in the management of the township disaster plan.
  • Seeks grant opportunities, and writes grants for the Township.
  • Photographs and lists surplus equipment on Govdeals.com
  • Maintains the central Township inventory system
  • Responds to a wide variety of emails and phone calls related to Township business and refers to the appropriate parties
  • Works with and serves as liaison between Departments and Trustees on such items as utility and service providers for Township properties
  • Coordinates the residential trash contract negotiations as necessary
  • Attends occasional trainings and networks with other area Township Managers in order to grow professionally
  • Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

The candidate should possess a combination of education and experience that provides the following required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

  • Typical education, would include a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college, university, with major course work in public or business administration, or a closely related field.
  • Experience in public/organizational service: typical experience would include five years of progressively responsible relevant experience in an administrative, managerial, or senior staff capacity, in a substantially sized county/municipal/township/organization. Experience preferably would Include service as either Administrator, Assistant Administrator, Development Director or upper-level Manager.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects including working effectively with large and multiple planning teams, budgets, constraints, long-range goals: the ability to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and evaluate large-scale projects.
  • Ability to interact effectively with the public and employees. Must possess excellent communication skills, both spoken and written.
  • Be able to analyze, interpret, summarize, and present administrative and technical information and data in an effective manner. Technological competence is assumed across a variety of typical business platforms and devices.
  • A demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and deportment, including evidence of past practices and future goals.
  • Preferable: knowledge of modern township administrative methods and procedures; organization and functions; current social, political, and economic trends and operating problems of county/municipal/township government; applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations regarding local government operations; principles of effective public relations and inter-relationships with community groups and agencies, private businesses and firms, and other levels of government.