The Borough Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of executive
and administrative abilities.
The Borough Code, 53 P.S. § 46142, provides that Borough Council,
by ordinance, may delegate any of the nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers
and duties of Borough Council to the Borough Manager. Accordingly, Pleasant
Hills Borough Council hereby delegates to the Borough Manager the following
nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties:
A. Administration of departments, offices and agencies.
(1) He shall direct and supervise the administration of all
departments, offices and agencies of the Borough with the exception of the
Pleasant Hills Police Department.
(2) The Borough Manager is further given the power and authority
to reprimand any employee under his supervision. The Borough Manager, with
the approval of Borough Council, may suspend or discharge any employee under
his supervision.
(3) The Borough Manager shall file a written report of any
action taken under authority of this subsection to Borough Council.
B. The Borough Manager shall also perform whatever shall
be assigned to him, from time to time, by Borough Council. It is the intent
of Borough Council to designate the Borough Manager as the Chief Operating
Officer of the Borough of Pleasant Hills.
The compensation of the Borough Manager shall be established under the
terms and provisions of the Pleasant Hills Salary Ordinance.
The Borough Manager, before entering upon his duties, shall give a bond
to the Borough of Pleasant Hills in the sum of $35,000. The amount of this
bond may be changed by the provisions of the Salary Ordinance of the Borough
of Pleasant Hills. The premium for this bond shall be paid by the Borough
of Pleasant Hills.
The Borough Code, 53 P.S. § 46142, provides as follows: "With
approval of Borough Council, the Mayor may delegate to the Borough Manager
any of his nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers and duties." The Borough
Manager is authorized to perform any nonlegislative and nonjudicial powers
and duties delegated by the Mayor of the Borough of Pleasant Hills, provided
that the assignment has been provided the Borough Manager in writing.
If the office of the Borough Manager shall become vacant, Borough Council
shall have the authority to appoint an Acting Borough Manager until such time
as Borough Council shall fill the position of Borough Manager. The Acting
Borough Manager shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of Borough
Manager and shall receive such compensation as Borough Council shall establish.
The Borough Council reserves the right at any time, by ordinance, to
amend or otherwise modify or repeal this chapter or any part thereof.