The Manager shall be the Chief Executive Officer
of the municipality and shall have those powers prescribed by law,
the Charter and ordinance, including the power to:
A.
Authorize a department head or other officer responsible
to the Chief Executive Officer to appoint and remove subordinates
serving under that department head or officer.
B.
Designate an officer or employee to perform the duties
of any office or position under the control of the Chief Executive
Officer which is vacant or which lacks administration due to the absence
or disability of the incumbent.
C.
Prescribe such rules and regulations as shall be deemed
necessary or expedient for the conduct and operation of administrative
departments and revoke, suspend or amend any rule or regulation of
the administrative service by whomever prescribed unless contained
in an ordinance or resolution adopted by Council. However, the Manager
shall have the authority and discretion to waive any zoning application
fee, subdivision application fee or solicitation fee charged to or
levied upon any board, commission or agency which is created by or
is an adjunct arm of the City of Latrobe.
[Amended 4-9-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
D.
Investigate or inquire either personally or through
a person designated by the Chief Executive Officer into the operations
of any department and, subject to the approval and authorization of
the Council, employ consultants and professional counsel to aid in
such investigations or inquiries.
E.
Overrule or set aside any action taken by a department
head and assume the duties of that department.
F.
Establish committees within the administrative service
and appoint officers and employees as shall be necessary for the purpose
of considering and resolving administrative problems.
G.
Assign any employee of the administrative service
to any department requiring the services of that employee; provided,
however, that such assignment is appropriate to and consistent with
the personnel system's classification of the employee and applicable
personnel rules and regulations.
H.
Appoint, within the limits of the annual budget, administrative
and confidential secretarial personnel to assist in the performance
of the duties of the office. Such administrative and secretarial personnel
shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer.
I.
Any other duties assigned by City Council.
J.
Establish miscellaneous administrative fees and costs,
to be originally enacted and thereafter amended by ordinance of the
Council of the City of Latrobe. The schedule of miscellaneous administrative
fees and costs shall be appended to the Administrative Code as Exhibit
AC-1.[1]
[Added 8-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-9]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Exhibit AC-1 is on file
in the office of the City Secretary.
