[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 1]
The office of Borough Manager is hereby created by the Borough of Phoenixville.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 2]
The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term by majority of all of the members of Council. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Council, and he may be removed at any time by a majority vote of all its members. At least 30 days before such removal is to become effective, the Council shall furnish the Manager with a written statement setting forth its intention to remove him.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 3; as amended by Ord. 1001, 8/10/1965, § 1; and by Ord. 1652, 9/10/1991, § 1]
The Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative abilities, with special reference to the duties of his 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 during the tenure of his office, he must be a resident of the Borough of Phoenixville unless Borough Council approves otherwise.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 4; as amended by Ord. 1248, 8/10/1976, § 1]
Before entering upon his duties, the Manager shall give a bond to the Borough with a bonding company as surety, to be approved performance of his duties, the premium for said bond to be paid by the Borough.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 5; as amended by Ord. 1092, 3/11/1969, § 1]
The Borough Manager shall receive such compensation as may be determined, from time to time, by Borough Council.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 6; as amended by Ord. 1516, 8/13/1985]
The Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough, and he 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 administration of all Borough business shall be vested in the Manager, unless expressly imposed or conferred by statute upon other Borough officers. Subject to recall by ordinance of Council, the powers and duties of the Borough Manager shall be the following:
A. 
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all municipal departments except the Police Department, the supervision and control of which shall be the responsibility of the Mayor, as now by law provided.
B. 
He shall hire 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.
C. 
He shall have the power to fix wages and salaries of all personnel under his supervision, within a range previously determined by Council.
D. 
He shall prepare and submit to Council, before the close of each fiscal year, 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 or board, or any qualified officer thereof, estimates of revenues and expenditures and such other supporting data as he requires. The Manager shall review such estimates, and may revise them before submitting the budget to the Council.
E. 
He shall be responsible for the administration of the budget after its adoption by the Council.
F. 
He shall, in conjunction with the preparation of the yearly budget, develop long-range fiscal plans for the municipality, such plans to be presented annually to the Council for its review and adoption.
G. 
He shall hold such other municipal offices and head such municipal departments as the Council may from time to time direct.
H. 
He shall attend all meetings of Council and its committees with the right to take part in the discussions, and he shall receive notice of all special meetings of Council and its committees.
I. 
He shall prepare the agenda for each meeting of Council and supply facts pertinent thereto.
J. 
He 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 deems advisable.
K. 
He shall submit to Council, as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and the administrative activities of the Borough for the preceding year.
L. 
He shall see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, permits and privileges granted by the Borough are observed.
M. 
He may 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.
N. 
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 by statute upon some other Borough officer.
O. 
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.
P. 
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 departments under his supervision, the Police Department and for such other offices, agencies and boards as Council may, from time to time, direct.
Q. 
All complaints regarding Borough services 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 the thereon to Council.
R. 
He shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the former Shade Tree Commission.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 7]
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.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 8]
Neither the Council, its members, nor its committees shall dictate or influence or attempt to dictate or influence the hiring of any person to, or his discharge from, municipal employment by the Manager, or in any manner take part in the hiring, suspending or discharging of employees in the administrative service of the Borough, except as required by the Civil Service provisions of the Borough Code. Other than for the purposes of inquiry the Council or any of its members or any of Council's committees or its members, shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Borough Manager, and neither the Council nor any of its members, nor any of the Council's committees or its members, shall give orders, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the Manager.
[Ord. 2/19/1963, § 9]
If the Manager becomes ill or needs to be absent from the Borough, he shall designate one qualified member of the staff to perform the duties of the Manager during his absence or disability. The person so designated shall not perform these duties for a period longer than two weeks without the approval of Council.