The Council shall appoint a Borough Manager for an indefinite
term and shall fix his compensation. The Borough Manager shall be
appointed solely on the basis of his executive and administrative
qualifications. He need not be a resident of the Borough.
The Council may remove the Borough Manager at any time, with
or without cause.
During the period of any vacancy in the office of Borough Manager
or during the period of his absence or incapacity, the Council may
appoint any one of its own members or any other officer or employee
of the Borough as acting Borough Manager. The acting Borough Manager
shall then exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Borough
Manager. No elected official shall receive compensation for holding
the position of acting Borough Manager.
A.
The Borough Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of
the Borough. He shall be responsible to the Council for the administration
of all Borough affairs placed in his charge by order under this Charter.
The offices of Borough Manager and Borough Secretary shall be held
by the same person. He shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal
departments except the Police Department.
(2)
He shall hire, suspend or discharge all employees under his supervision
and he shall report at the next meeting of the Council any action
taken by authority of this subsection.
(3)
He shall prepare and submit to the Council a budget for the next
fiscal year and an explanatory budget message. In preparing the budget,
the Borough 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 Borough Manager shall review such estimates and may revise them
before submitting the budget to the Council.
(4)
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its adoption by the Council.
(5)
He shall hold such other municipal offices or head one or more of
the municipal departments as the Council may direct.
(6)
He shall perform the duties of the Secretary of the Borough in causing
appropriate records to be made, preserved and certified, as required
by law or action of the Council. He shall attest the execution of
all documents and record all ordinances and resolutions and he shall
have custody of the municipal and corporate seal. He shall, where
required, acknowledge and execute documents as Secretary of the Borough.
(7)
He shall attend all meetings of the Council and may attend meetings
of committees thereof. He shall have the right to take part in the
discussions but shall have no vote.
(8)
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of the Council and supply
the facts pertinent thereto and shall see that the agenda is available
in the Borough offices at least twenty-four (24) hours before the
meeting.
(9)
He shall keep the Council informed as to the conduct of the 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 deems necessary.
(10)
He shall submit to the 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.
(11)
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases,
permits and privileges granted by the Borough are observed and report
any violation thereof to the Council.
(12)
He may employ, by and with approval of the Council, experts
and consultants to perform work and to advise in connection with any
of the functions of the Borough.
(13)
He shall attend to the letting of contracts in due form of law
and shall supervise the performance and faithful execution of the
same except insofar as such duties are expressly imposed upon some
other Borough officer.
(14)
He shall see that all money owed the Borough is promptly paid
and the proper proceeding are taken for the security and collection
of all the Borough's claims.
(15)
He shall be the purchasing officer of the Borough, and he shall
purchase 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
the Council, make a full written report thereof. He shall also issue
rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the Council, governing
the requisition and purchasing of all municipal supplies and equipment.
(16)
He shall be responsible for investigating and handling all complaints
regarding services or personnel of the Borough and shall report thereon
to the Council. All complaints concerning the Police Department shall
be referred to the Mayor or the Chief of Police.
(17)
He may collect and shall receive, account for, and deposit into
the Borough account, all taxes, fees, assessments, or charges that
are levied or established by the Borough for general or special purposes.
Such deposits shall be made not later than the first business day
following the day in which they are received. If a school district
or any other taxing body empowered to collect taxes within the Borough
enters into an agreement with the Borough for the collection of said
taxes, he shall be responsible for collecting these taxes; however,
all fees for such collection shall be paid to the Borough accounts.
(18)
He shall administer and enforce all laws and ordinances of the
Borough, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law, and
shall be responsible to the Council for carrying out all policies
established by it for the proper administration of all affairs of
the Borough within the jurisdiction of the Council.
(19)
He shall not be entitled to any compensation in addition to
his stated compensation for exercising any power or duty conferred
upon him by this Charter or by law.
(20)
He shall perform such other duties as are specified in this
Charter or may be required by the Council.
