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.
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.