The office of Borough Manager is hereby created, subject to
the right of the Borough, by ordinance, at any time to abolish the
office.
From time to time, and whenever there is a vacancy in the office
of Manager, Council shall elect, by a vote of a majority of all its
members, one person as Manager, subject to removal by Council at any
time by a vote of a majority of all its members.
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. The Manager need not
be a resident of the Borough or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at the time of his appointment, but as soon as possible thereafter
he shall become, and during his tenure as Manager shall remain, a
resident of the Borough.
Upon entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond
to the Borough, with a bonding company as surety, in the sum of $10,000
conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, premium for
the bond to be paid by the Borough. The bond of the 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 $10,000.
The compensation of the Manager shall be fixed by Council from
time to time.
The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the
Borough, and he shall be responsible to 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 powers and duties.
[Amended 2-12-1980 by Ord. No. 1089]
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,
as the case may be.
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 those 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, on such 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 those estimates and
may revise them before submitting the budget to 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 may hold the office of Borough Secretary, and if so appointed,
shall perform all the duties of such office.
G. He shall attend all meetings of 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 to it.
I. He shall keep Council informed as to the conduct of Borough affairs;
submit periodic reports on the condition of the Borough finances and
such other reports as Council shall request and shall make such recommendations
to 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 also employ, by and with 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 Council at all times and in all matters
that the best interests of the Borough and 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.
R. The Borough Manager shall be authorized to pay any bills which shall
become due and payable prior to the next regular Council meeting without
said Manager submitting said bills to Council. The Borough Manager
shall at the next regular Council meeting notify the Borough Council
of all bills which have been paid for Council approval. Any bills
that are questionable may be withheld from payment by the Borough
Manager and submitted to Council for approval at the next regular
Council meeting.
In case of illness or absence of the Manager from the Borough,
he shall delegate one qualified member of his staff who shall perform
the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person
so designated shall not perform those duties for a period longer than
two weeks without the approval of Council.