[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough
of Doylestown, subject to the right of the Borough, by ordinance,
at any time to abolish such office.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 2; as amended by Ord. 1959-23,
5/25/1959, § 1]
The Borough Manager shall be selected by a majority vote of
all the members of the Borough Council and shall be subject to removal
at any time by a majority vote of all the members of the Council.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 3]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to his actual
experience in or his knowledge of accepted practices in respect to
the duties of the office as herein outlined.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 4; as amended by Ord. 1984-1,
2/23/1984]
Before entering upon his duties, the Borough Manager shall give
a bond to the Borough, with a bonding company as surety, in the sum
of $25,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties,
premium for the said bond to be paid for by the Borough of Doylestown.
The bond of the Borough Manager may be included in, and the Manager
may be bonded under and covered by the blanket bond now in force and
effect for all Borough employees in the aforesaid amount of $25,000.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 5; as amended by Ord. 1984-1,
2/23/1984]
The Borough Manager shall receive such compensation as shall
be fixed from time to time by resolution.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 6]
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the
Borough, and he shall be responsible to the Council as a whole for
the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough.
His powers and duties shall relate to the general management of all
Borough business not expressly, by statute or ordinance, imposed or
conferred upon other Borough officers. The Mayor is hereby authorized
to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject to recall by written notification
at any time, any of his nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and
duties.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 7]
Subject to recall by ordinance, the powers and duties of the
Manager shall include the following:
A.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments, except such departments the supervision of which shall
not have been delegated to the Manager by the Mayor or by Council.
B.
He shall hire and, when he shall deem it necessary for the good of
the service, shall suspend or discharge all employees under his supervision;
provided, that persons covered by the civil service provisions of
the Borough Code shall be hired, suspended or discharged in accordance
with such provisions; provided, further, that the Manager shall report,
at the next regular meeting thereafter of Council, any action taken
by authority of this subsection.
C.
He shall prepare and submit to Council before the close of the fiscal
year, or on such alternate date as Council shall determine, a budget
for the next fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. In preparing
the budget the Manager, or an officer designated by him, shall obtain
from the head of each department, agency, board, or officer, estimates
of revenues and expenditures and other supporting data as he requests.
The Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them before
submitting the budget to the Council.
D.
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
E.
He shall, under the direction of the Mayor, execute and enforce the
laws of the Commonwealth, and ordinances, resolutions and bylaws of
the Borough.
F.
He shall hold the offices of Borough Secretary and Zoning Officer,
and shall perform all the duties of all such officers, in addition
to the specific duties assigned to the Manager by this ordinance.
G.
He shall attend all meetings of the Borough Council and of its committees,
with the right to take part in the discussion, and he shall receive
notice of all special meetings of Council and of its committees.
H.
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply
facts pertinent thereto.
I.
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs;
submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough finances and
such other reports as the Council shall request; and shall make such
recommendations to the Council as he deems necessary.
J.
He shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of
the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative
activities of the Borough for the preceding year.
K.
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits,
and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
L.
He may employ, after securing the approval of Council, experts and
consultants to perform work and to advise in connection with any of
the functions of the Borough.
M.
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law, and
he shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the same
except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some other
Borough officer by statute.
N.
He shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid and
that proper proceedings are taken for the security and collection
of all the Borough's claims.
O.
He shall be the Purchasing Officer of the Borough and he shall purchase,
in accordance with the provisions of the Borough Code, all supplies
and equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments, and other
offices of the Borough. He shall keep an account of all purchases
and shall, from time to time or when directed by Council, make a full
written report thereof. He shall also issue rules and regulations
— subject to the approval of Council — governing the requisition
and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
P.
He shall cooperate with the Borough Council at all times and in all
matters that the best interests of the Borough and of the general
public may be maintained.
Q.
All complaints regarding services or personnel of the Borough shall
be referred to the office of the Manager. He, or an officer designated
by him, shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the
Manager shall report thereon to Council.
[Ord. 12/17/1956, § 8]
In case of illness or absence of the staff who shall perform
the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person
so designated shall not perform such duties for a period longer than
two weeks without the approval of the Council.
