The Office of Borough Manager is created by the Borough Council
of the Borough, subject to the right of Council, by ordinance and
at any time, to abolish that office.
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by a majority
of all the members of Council. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure
of Council and may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all
the members of Council.
[Amended 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 1221]
The Manager shall be chosen on the basis of executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to actual experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practices in respect to the duties of the office as set forth in §
41-6 below. The Manager need not be a resident of the Borough or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the time of appointment, but rather after the completion of the twelve-month probationary period, and during employment, shall live within 15 minutes of the Borough Hall.
The Borough Council shall provide a bond as surety in the sum
of $1,000,000 to cover the Borough Manager and all officers. The premium
shall be paid by the Borough.
The salary of the Manager shall be fixed from time to time in
the same manner as compensation for all other salaried Borough employees.
At such time as Council appoints an individual to the office of Manager,
Council shall also fix the initial salary of said Manager.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to delegate to the Manager, subject
to recall 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,
the Manager shall designate, with the approval of Council, one qualified
member of his staff who shall perform the duties of the Manager during
the Manager's absence or disability.
All ordinances or resolutions, or parts of ordinances or resolutions,
insofar as they are inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby
repealed, including Ordinance No. 355, enacted February 5, 1954; Ordinance
No. 980, enacted November 16, 1999; Ordinance No. 985, enacted March
15, 1989, and Ordinance No. 1044, enacted December 22, 1993.
Wherever in this chapter a masculine pronoun is used, it includes
the feminine.
There shall be a twelve-month probationary period followed by
a performance review prior to full appointment. Such evaluation shall
be conducted by the Executive Committee of Council.