Anthony Burdick now has an official job description detailing his duties and responsibilities as Sumpter Township manager.
Burdick was named township manager effective July 1, 2022 by a unanimous vote of the board of trustees. He had been the deputy township clerk for 31/2 years prior to his appointment.
Board members have been discussing an official job description for Burdick almost since his appointment and the document was finalized last month during a meeting of the board.
Trustee Matt Oddy, who had been instrumental in preparing the job description, said he was finally satisfied with the document which had been under discussion for several months. The job description appeared as an agenda item for previous board members but was removed by a motion from Oddy who said he wanted to ensure the final document met the needs of the township and Burdick.
When presenting the finalized job description to the members of the board during the May 23 meeting, Oddy said he was satisfied with the document.
“All the way around, I think it's a very good document to get accomplished items we would expect the township manager to have his hands on,” Oddy told the trustees.
He cautioned his fellow board members, however, that the job description could not include every situation that might occur during Burdick's day-to-day management of the township.
“We really can't call it a final product because there are always things that come along,” he said, but reiterated that he felt the proposed contract was satisfactory.
Burdick succeeded Deputy Supervisor Michelle Cole who left the township in November and had been acting as an as-hoc supervisor in the community for several months prior to his official appointment as township manager job last year.
Trustee Tim Rush was appointed as deputy supervisor following Cole's resignation while the township hiring committee began an official search for a township administrator. The field of candidates was reduced to three who were interviewed and all ultimately rejected by the board of trustees.
