Borough of Bellevue, PA Article VIII Director of Administrative Services

§ C-801 Appointment, qualifications and terms of employment.

The general administration of the business of the Borough shall be entrusted to the office of the Director of Administrative Services. The Director of Administrative Services shall be appointed by a vote of an absolute majority of the Council. He shall be, or upon his appointment shall become, a Borough employee. The Council shall stipulate the terms, conditions and tenure of his employment by ordinance or by contract. He shall be appointed with regard to merit and fitness and on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. During his tenure as Director of Administrative Services he shall not hold any elective public office.

§ C-802 Powers and duties.

The Director of Administrative Services shall serve as Secretary and Administrative Assistant to the Council. In addition to any other powers and duties assigned to him by the terms of this Charter or by ordinance, he shall:

1. Attend all meetings of the Council and keep full minutes of its proceeding.

2. Transcribe the bylaws, rules, regulations, ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council into a book or books kept for that purpose.

3. Preserve and maintain all records and documents of the Borough.

4. Have custody of the corporate seal of the Borough and deliver the same to his successor along with all books, papers and other records and things belonging to the Borough.

5. Certify copies of any book, paper, record, bylaw, rule, regulation, resolution, ordinance or proceeding of the Borough under the seal thereof.

6. Attest, by his signature, the execution of all instruments and ordinances of the Borough.

7. File or record proof of service of all notices required by law or by this Charter.

8. Receive and dispatch all official Borough correspondence.

9. Supervise the authorized purchase of goods and services for the Borough according to the instructions of the Council.

10. Prepare and disburse the Borough payroll.

11. Assist the Council and the Mayor in the preparation of the Borough budget.

12. Under the direction of the Council, supervise the day-to-day operation of all departments of the Borough except the Police Department.

13. Make available, upon request, to any elected officer of the Borough information in his custody related to the business of the Borough.

14. Perform or cause to be performed any other administrative act reasonably related to the business of the Borough requested of him by the Mayor, the Council or any Committee of the Council.

15. Have all necessary incidental powers to perform and exercise any of the duties and functions of his office as set forth in this Charter or as lawfully delegated to him.