[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Schwenksville 1-29-1990
by Ord. No. 235. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of Schwenksville.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all members of Council. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of Council,
and he/she may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members.
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive
and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of his/her
office as herein outlined. The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough
of Schwenksville or of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of his/her
appointment, but during the tenure of his/her office he/she may reside outside
the Borough only with the approval of Council.
Before entering upon his/her duties, the Manager shall give a bond to
the Borough with a bonding company as surety to be approved by the Borough
Council, in a sum as set from time to time by the Borough Council, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his/her duties, the premium for said bond
to be paid by the Borough.
The salary of the Borough Manager shall be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Borough Council.
A.
The Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer
of the Borough, and he/she shall be responsible to the Council as a whole
for the proper and efficient administration of the affairs of the Borough.
The powers and duties of the administration of all Borough business shall
be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute
upon other Borough offices.
B.
Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers
and duties of the Borough Manager shall include the following:
(1)
He/she shall supervise and be responsible for the activities
of all municipal departments.
(2)
He/she shall recommend persons to be hired and, when
necessary for the good of the service, shall suspend or discharge any employee
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, and provided, further, that the Manager shall
report, at the next meeting thereafter of Council, any action taken by authority
of this subsection.
(3)
He/she shall attend all meetings of the Borough Council
and its committees with the right to take part in the discussions, and he/she
shall receive notice of all special meetings of the Borough Council and its
committees.
(4)
All complaints regarding Borough services shall be referred
to the Office of the Manager. He/she, or an officer designated by him/her,
shall investigate and dispose of such complaints, and the Manager shall report
thereon to the Borough Council.
(5)
He/she shall administer the enforcement of all laws and
ordinances of the Borough.
(6)
He/she shall prepare and submit to the Finance Committee
of the Borough Council, before the close of the fiscal year, in sufficient
time to allow for its study and adoption within the time directed by the Borough
Code, a preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. In preparing the preliminary
budget, the Manager shall obtain from the head of each department, agency,
board or office, estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting
data as he/she may require. The Manager shall review such estimates and may
revise them before submitting the preliminary budget to the Council.
(7)
He/she shall administer the budget after its adoption
by the Borough Council.
(8)
He/she shall submit to the Borough Council an annual
report of the Borough financial and administrative activities for the preceding
year as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, together with
such other special reports that may be necessary.
(9)
He/she shall conduct the general affairs of the Borough,
including purchasing, collection of monies, administration and enforcement
of contracts, leases, franchises, subject to the provisions of applicable
laws and ordinances and resolutions of the Borough Council.
(10)
He/she shall have the power to fix wages and salaries
of all persons under his/her supervision, within a range previously determined
by the Council.
(11)
He/she shall develop long-range fiscal plans for the
Borough, such plans to be presented annually to the Council for its review
and adoption.
(12)
He/she shall hold such other municipal offices and head
such municipal departments as the Council may from time to time direct.
(13)
He/she shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council
and supply facts pertinent thereto.
(14)
He/she 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 requests; and make such recommendations
to the Council as he/she deems advisable.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Borough Manager, subject
to revocation by written notification at any time, any of his nonlegislative
and nonjudicial powers and duties.
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough, he
shall designate one qualified member of his/her staff to perform the duties
of the Manager during his/her absence or disability. The person so designated
shall not perform these duties for a period longer than two weeks without
the approval of the Council.
